Entry 6 - Mango Madness (A low calorie smoothie) by Amisha Dattani

Recipe:

Ingredients:

Squeezed mangoes or mango pulp -- 1
mangoMilk (preferably Skimmed) -- 1.5 cups
Vanilla ice cream(low fat) or frozen yogurt -- 1 scoop
Cardamom -- about 1 piece
Orange Juice --1/3rd cup
Ice Cubes -- 1/2 cup
Splenda/honey -- to taste
Black Grapes To Decorate the glass

Preperation:

Peel the Cardamom and powder the grains; throw away the peels. Alternatively you can use half a spoon of readily available powdered Cardamom.
Add ice cream/frozen yogurt, milk, and mango pulp to the blender and blend them for about 2 minutes.
Add Cardamom to the milk shake and blend it again for a few seconds.
Refrigerate the smoothie and serve with or without ice.
To decorate the glass. Slice few grapes and press them agains the glass till they stick.Pour the smoothie.

Preparation Time:

If you have all the ingredients ready, this will take less than 5 minutes.

Useful Tips:

Whether you are using ice cream or frozen yogurt, make sure to use the one without flavor. Vanilla is recommended because it is very close to being a generic flavor.
Some people like the milk shake to be thick and some like it watery. Control the consistency by varying the amount of ice cream/frozen yogurt.
In case you dont want to use splenda you cud use 2tbsp honey.