Aha - I have some mango in the fridge and some yoghurt too. but no milk but thats ok, I can use water. - how many does this recipe serve? I think I might need to reduce it for one.

I've been on a smoothie kick for a while. I usually use frozen tropical fruit from the grocery store, but I always make sure I have some extra frozen mango around. It's a nice balance. Try adding about a teaspoon of artificial vanilla, or use vanilla soy milk instead of regular milk to help your heart.

Stephanie, the season for mangoes is summer. In India, anyway. They seem to be available all year round here, but really, most are not worth the bother. For a really flavorful lassi, try the frozen mango pulp you get at Indian grocery stores. Most mangoes here are so flat anyway, after adding the yogurt and milk you may be hard-pressed to find any mango flavor in the lassi! The Indian restaurants very likely use the canned mango pulp from India, but personally I prefer the frozen variety.

Fresh mangoes in Hawaii are available from about mid-May until about mid-September, depending on the variety. When we have bumper crops I like to peel, cut and freeze some of them to have during our 'mango-less' months. Sometimes I can find mangoes during our out of season months imported from countries in other hemispheres where their season is summer when ours is winter. I have also found you can get frozen mango chunks in either 3 or 5 pound bags at Costco, but usually not very ripe and lack a bit of flavor. I use these for baking recipes.

This is so easy! Now I have no excuse for not making it at home.

I have had the jar mangos made by Del Monte.One can find them in the refrigerator section where you find juice.They tasted just fine to me. I wonder if this would work as well.

Has anyone tried freezing this recipe? I'd love to know if it's just as good frozen, or if some of the flavours will be dulled by the cold!

Here in South Florida we are in the midst of Mango Season. The best by far are "backyard" mangos and the "Julie" variety are the most delicious no fiber and lot's of fruit. I bought a house which happened to have a Julie Mango tree in the backyard so far this year we have had one crop and another one of about 300-400 pieces of fruit will be ready in about a week. The only problem is that they ripen all at once. I will try the suggestion of the previous post and freeze some this year.

Why just use Mango? Skip the cardamom and/or adjust the sugar depending on whatever fruit is in season where you live. - Yummmmmm.

I live in an area where there are many South Asians and consequently we have a large variety of Indian grocery stores. One of the products I like to use and make Lassi with is Alphonso Mango Pulp which comes from India, canned. Don't use substitutes. There are other mango pulps which are not as tasty as this one. Experiment with how you want to mix it but don't add sugar as there is lots with the pulp itself.
This mixture is also good with chicken breast. Brown the breast and then simmer it for a bit in the sauce.

Glenn