Smoothie in USA and Mango Lassi in Pakistan have the same recipes. It is just by chance both nations are opposite to each other. Thick creamy texture of yoghurt and Mango pulp gives it a distinct taste and flavour. Mangoes are readily available now, arrange and prepare a glass of Smoothie / Mango Lassi and enjoy.
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| Smoothie / Mango Lassi |
Ingredients:
- Mango slices 1 cup
- Yoghurt 250 g
- Ice cubes as desired
- Sugar or honey 2-4 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Take all ingredients in an electric blender.
- Blend for 2-4 minutes.
- Fill in a glass, insert a straw and sip the chilled smoothie / Mango Lassi.
Shrikhand is a traditional dessert from Maharashtra state of India. Gujarati peoples living in Karachi are fond of their traditional sweet dish.
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| Shrikhand |
Ingredients:
- Yoghurt (full cream) 1 kg
- Icing sugar 200 gm (1 cup)
- Pistachio chopped 1 tablespoon
- Saffron few threads
- Cardamom green seed's powder 1/6 teaspoon
- Malmal cloth for hanging
Procedure:
- Put yoghurt in malmal and hang for 6-8 hours in a cool and dry place.
- Retain solid and destroy liquid.
- Take the solid mass in a bowl, whisk well.
- Add icing sugar, cardamom green seed's powder and pistachio.
- Put saffron thread in 1 teaspoon of hot milk or water and mix to the above mixture.
- Delicious Shrikhand is ready. Refrigerate then serve.
- Fresh mango pulp or strawberry pulp can be replaced with saffron for another version of Shrikhand.
