Indian Banana Lassi Shake Recipes

BANANA LASSI

Banana Lassi image

Who doesn't like a mango lassi, right? But when you don't have good fresh mangos or can't find mango puree, why not try a banana lassi? I ordered 2 in a restaurant in Udaipur because they were so good and it was because they had no mangos at the time -- what a find!

Provided by Ivy

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian

Time 10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 over-ripe bananas, broken into chunks
1 ¼ cups thick plain yogurt
⅓ cup milk, or more to taste
2 ice cubes
2 tablespoons white sugar

Steps:

Blend bananas, yogurt, milk, ice cubes, and sugar together in a blender until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.2 calories, Carbohydrate 52.1 g, Cholesterol 12.4 mg, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 10.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 125.7 mg, Sugar 39.6 g

BANANA LASSI, INDIAN YOGURT DRINK

Banana Lassi, Indian Yogurt Drink image

A Lassi is a very popular yogurt based drink that originates in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan.

Provided by Nancy Lopez-McHugh

Categories Drink, Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup (245g) plain unsweetened white yogurt
2 large banana,peeled and sliced
pinch ground cardamom
cold water (optional)*see note
honey to taste (optional)
ice cubes (optional)

Steps:

Peel and roughly slice the banana then place in a blender. Next add the yogurt, cardamom and the honey if using, blend until the banana is completely broken down and ingredients are well blended. At this time you can check the consistency of the Lassi and see if you would like to add water to thin out, then blend again for a minute. Serve straight away with a few ice cubes.

ROASTED MANGO OR BANANA LASSI

Roasted Mango or Banana Lassi image

Like other South Floridians, the chef Niven Patel of Ghee Indian Kitchen in Miami has access to fresh, locally grown, exceptionally flavorful varieties of bananas and mangoes he can ripen to perfection. Elsewhere in the country, that's not the case: In fact, Mr. Patel said, most Indian restaurants use a canned ripe Indian mango purée to remedy that problem. But by roasting the mangoes or bananas first with sugar and warm spices, you can get good flavor from fruit of any quality or ripeness. Mr. Patel makes his own yogurt, which gives this lassi a complex tartness that balances the sweet spiced fruit, but a very good-quality regular plain yogurt (as in not strained or Greek) is a fine stand-in. The mango yields a slightly thicker lassi than the banana; if you'd like, add a little extra milk to thin it out, tasting as you go to make sure you don't dilute the flavor.

Provided by The New York Times

Categories non-alcoholic drinks, shakes and smoothies

Time 50m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 ripe medium mangoes or bananas, peeled and cut into large chunks
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
1 green cardamom pod, lightly crushed
2 cups plain whole milk yogurt
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup ice

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Put the fruit in a small ovenproof skillet or baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar, then add vanilla bean seeds and pod, and the cardamom pod, stirring so the fruit is coated with sugar.
Roast the fruit until soft, stirring every 5 minutes, until most - but not all - of the liquid the fruit releases has evaporated and begins to bubble and thicken, about 25 to 30 minutes for the bananas and 40 minutes for the mangoes. (If you let them cook too long, the sugar mixture will stick to the pan.) Discard vanilla bean and cardamom, and let the fruit cool completely, then refrigerate until chilled. This step can be done several hours or the day before.
Measure out 3/4 cup of the chilled roasted fruit. (You may have a little left over, depending on the size of the fruit you started with.) In a blender, combine the roasted fruit with yogurt, milk and ice. Process just until smooth, scraping down the sides of the pitcher once or twice, and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 265, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 50 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 77 milligrams, Sugar 48 grams