Mango lassi

I hail from the mango city Salem, India - famous for Malgoa/Malgova maambazham (mango), reminds me of the beautiful childhood rhyme,

"maambazhamaa maambazham, malgova maambazham, selathu maambazham, thithikkum maambazham.....".

In my hometown, we get rains during summer and we call it mango showers (rains). We used to have one mango a day for the most of our summer vacation. Whenever we visit our relatives in other cities during summer, my dad will proudly share a few malgova mangoes with them. In fact, our relatives would wait to relish the sweet salem mangoes. Once I came to the US, I rarely visit India when it is summer there. There is a big 'Bangana balli' mango tree in my Inlaw's place in Chennai. We loved eating those sweet mangoes last summer when we were in India.

It is now summer in the US and the grocery stores are filled with the aroma of delicious mangoes. Summer is no fun without mangoes and here is one sweet lassi that I learnt from my dear friend Priya. She prepared a delicious mango lassi when I visited her last weekend.

Ingredients:

Ripe mangoes - 2

Sugar - 3 tablespoons or as per taste

Milk - half cup

Yogurt - 1 cup

Cardamom powder - half teaspoon

Method:

Peel the mango skin and separate the pulp from the seed. Discard seed.

Substitute 1 cup canned mango pulp in case you don't have fresh mangoes. If using sweetened mango pulp, reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe.

Combine all the ingredients in a mixer/blender.

Adjust the ingredients as per your taste.

Serve cold.

This is my entry to the following events:

WYF - Juices and Ice cream event hosted by EC in Simple Indian food.

WBB-Summer Feast hosted by Sia of Monsoon spice

Eating with the seasons hosted by Maninas of Food matters

MM: Mango mania hosted by Meeta of What's for lunch honey?

Sweetseries - Cool desserts hosted by me.


Summer Splash! hosted by Aartee of From the kitchen.

This is also my entry to "Recipes for the rest of us" event hosted by Ramki of One page cookbooks.

Thank you so much bloggers, for hosting the various events.

Announcing Sweet series - Cool desserts and Roundup of Sweet series - Puran poli, sweet chapathi, roti

Calling all the sweet lovers once again, here is another sweet series event and the theme for this month is - Cool desserts. The various desserts that come under this category are:

Payasam
Milkshake
Sweet Lassi
Smoothie
Custard
Ice creams

Popsicles

kulfi

Kheer
Fruit juice
Fruit salad
or any combination of the above.

Please read the following rules before sending your entries.

1. Cook anything sweet that come under the category of this month - 'Cool desserts' and post the recipe with picture on your blog.

2. Multiple entries welcome. Your entries can be from your archives. All you need to do is edit that post and add a link to this announcement. But it will be really fun to create a new dish!

3. If you are sending from your archives, create a new post and add a link to your entries and this announcement. You do not have to rewrite the recipe. This is just to bring to the notice of your visitors, so they can send in their entries. - This is optional.

4. Feel free to use the logo.

5. The sweet needs to be vegetarian (no egg no meat). Only for the 'ice cream' in the above listed desserts, egg is allowed.

6. Please send an e-mail to sweetseries at paajaka dot com with the following info on or before July 31,2008.

* Subject Line: cool desserts

* Blogger name:
* Blog name:
* Dish Name:
* URL to the post:
* A picture of the dish (250 pixel width).

Also, specify under which aforesaid desserts, your entry comes. (for example: Fruit juice)

7. Non bloggers can e-mail me the recipe and the picture and I will include it in the round up.

8. The roundup of sweet series - cool desserts will be posted within one week after deadline.

NOTE: The theme might be named 'cool desserts'. The entries can be hot/cold. Few payasams will taste good only when it warm or at room temperature.

Thank you and looking forward to all your enthusiastic participation once again. Here goes the roundup for puran polis.

ROUNDUP:

I have always sent my entries to the various events and this is the first time I am hosting an event and posting a roundup and I want to say that I am extremely happy hosting. I have 38 sweet entries for puran poli sweet chapathi/roti roundup. Thank you so much to you all for the beautiful, colorful entries that you have sent me for this event. A few bloggers have sent 1+ or even 2+ entries. Many thanks to each and everyone for your enthusiastic participation.

The puran poli theme has really made you all so creative and also for few bloggers, this event has inspired them to attempt the traditional, authentic puran polis. In this roundup, there are traditional puran polis, sweet parathas, sugary rotis and much more. Without any delay, dear sweet lovers, I present to you the sweet series roundup - 1 for Puran poli and sweet chapathi/roti roundup. Thank you.





I have sorted in the order I received. Please click on the image for recipe.


Puran Poli Obbatti Boli from Dhivya of Easy Cooking



Puran Poli from Skribles of Food with a pinch of love



Saanjori from Meera of Enjoy Indian Food



Greengram dal and jaggery filling puran poli from EC of Simple Indian Food



Coconut and jaggery filling obattu from EC of Simple Indian Food



Groundnut puran poli from EC of Simple Indian Food



Gajar poli from Sheetal of My kitchen



Puran poli from Sheetal of My kitchen



Paratha with Ricotta-Black Raspberry preserve and Walnuts from Asha of Aroma



Hoornada Holige from Lively of It's a beautiful life



Sindhi Lola from Mythreyee of Paajaka recipes



Kallebele thenginkai obbattu from Mythreyee of Paajaka recipes



Sweet coconut paratha from Sowmya of Creative saga



Kobri obattu from Vanamala of Nalapaka



Roti kesari poli from Foodyguru(Srimathi) of Few minute wonders



Sugar Phulka from Medhaa of Cook with love



Puran poli from Vandana of Cooking up something nice



Sweet potato puran poli from Priya of Live to cook



Coconut paratha from K of khichdi



Dates almond paratha from Aditi of Kitchen stories



Puran Poli from Radhika of Tickling Palates



Saatori from Meera of Enjoy Indian food



Coconut pancakes from JZ of Tasty treats



Bobbatlu from Sireesha of Mom's recipies



Puran poli from Trupti of Trupti's food corner



Ratalyachi Ghari (Sweet Potato Roti) from Trupti of Trupti's food corner



Gur Poli from Trupti of Trupti's food corner



Sojjappalu from Asha of Foodie's hope



Sweet potato and coconut paratha from Kalva of Curry in kadai



Puran poli from Jai and Bee of Jugalbandhi




Poli from Shankari of Stream of consciousness



Puran poli from Kamala of Mom's recipes - Nandhu's corner



Apple puran poli from Madhuram of Eggless cooking



Puran Poli from Sailaja Prakash of Aroma from my kitchen



Sajjappalu from Rekha of Plantain leaf Andhra recipes



Wheat sweet pancake from Archy of Archy's recipe book



Sweet roti from Cham of Spice club



Sesame sweet roti from Usha of Veg inspirations

Thank you so much to all the bloggers for sending the entries and for making this roundup a grand success. Expecting your support for the upcoming sweet series events too. Thank you.

Sindhi Lola

I love this sweet and delicious Lola that my sindhi neighbor prepares. Since I love her lola and koki, everytime I visit my hometown, she would send these delicious lolas and kokis to my house. When I asked her the recipe for lola, she told me the ingredients that are mixed in the flour. When Srivalli announced the roti mela, the first thing that came to my mind is this sweet lola. I am happy that my lolas turned out to be atleast 95% closer to the ones she prepares. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 2 cups

Sugar - powdered - 1 cup

Butter at room temperature - one fourth cup

Ghee - one fourth cup

Milk - to prepare the dough - approximately 1 cup (can use water as substitute or may be used in combination with milk)

Method:

Mix the sugar in milk.

Add the sweet milk and butter to the flour and knead it to a stiff dough.

Take some quantity of dough and roll it to a thick layer.

Heat a tawa and when it is hot, reduce the heat to 'between low and medium'.

Apply a teaspoon of ghee on the hot tawa and place the rolled out thick layered lola.

Apply some ghee on the top and close it with a plate. Let it cook at low heat. Since it is thick, it will take atleast 3 minutes to cook on one side. Flip the other side and cook it closed for another 2 to 3 minutes.

Serve immediately. Children will love these lolas as it is sweet. Garnish with sugar. Makes a wonderful snack on weekends and evenings. When lolas come to room temperature, it tends to harden. Break it into pieces and enjoy the sweet crunchy lolas. Microwave it for few seconds if you want it soft.

This is my entry to the Roti mela hosted by Srivalli. Thank you Srivalli, for hosting this grand event.

This is also my entry to the Sweet series - Puran poli and sweet roti/chapathi event hosted by me.

Announcing SWEET SERIES

Sweet is one of the five basic tastes and is almost universally regarded as a pleasurable experience. As a token of my love for sweets, I am announcing the event 'Sweet series', with an attempt to compile the innumerable variety of sweets. I have divided the sweets into 8 broad categories. One category for each month. The categories are,

1. Puran poli & sweet chapathis/rotis

2. Payasam, milkshake, ice cream, custard and fruit salads.

3. Chikki/poha balls/slabs and other laddus (made of flour/rava/dal/nuts) with no deep frying

4. Deep fried and steam cooked sweets (non spongy)

5. Milk sweets with spongy texture

6. Halwa, kathli, burfi & peda

7. Baked sweets - Cakes, pies, cookies, strudels etc and chocolate & toffees

8. Sweet with rice/wheat as main ingredient, diabetic friendly sweets and other sweets that does not come under any of the aforesaid categories.

This month category is Puran Poli & sweet chapathis/rotis.

To participate in this event, please have these in mind.

1. Cook anything sweet that come under the 'category of the month' - Puran Poli & sweet chapathis/rotis and post the recipe with picture on your blog. Recipes posted from Apr 29 2008 to June 30th 2008 will be accepted. Multiple entries welcome.

2. Add a link back to this event announcement. Feel free to use the logo.

3. Please send an e-mail to sweetseries at paajaka dot com with the following info.

* Subject Line: Puran Poli & sweet chapathis/rotis

* Blogger name:
* Blog name:
* Dish Name:
* URL to the post:
* A picture of the dish (250 pixel width).

4. Non bloggers can e-mail me the recipe and the picture and I will include it in the round up.

5. Already posted sweets will be accepted provided NEW POST is created (between now and june 30th) and linked to this announcement. But it will be really fun to create a new dish!

6. The sweet needs to be vegetarian (no egg no meat). Only for the category 'Baked sweets' and for ice cream egg is allowed.

The roundup of the category will be posted within two weeks after deadline. Thank you and looking forward to all your enthusiastic participation!