Roasted Mango Or Banana Lassi Recipes

ROASTED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 300°F
• Rinse and dry your bananas.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Place the unpeeled bananas on the lined baking sheet.
• With the tines of a fork, poke a few holes in the banana skin.
• Bake the bananas for 15-30 minutes*. When the peel becomes shiny and black, remove them from the oven.
• When cool enough to handle, split open the skin in order to scoop out the roasted banana.
• The roasted bananas can be used immediately or frozen.

ROASTED MANGO OR BANANA LASSI

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.

MANGO LASSI

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the yogurt, mango, ice, sugar, mint leaves and cardamom pods if desired. Cover and process for 30-60 seconds or until blended. Pour into two chilled glasses; serve immediately.

BANANA LASSI

Steps:

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

ROASTED MANGO, PINEAPPLE, AND BANANA WITH MAPLE-GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees with two racks centered. In a medium bowl, combine the vanilla extract, maple syrup, ginger, and lemon juice.
• Spray two 12-by-14-inch roasting or jelly-roll pans with cooking spray. Cut one pineapple into 1-inch rounds, and arrange in one roasting pan. Cut second pineapple into 1/2-inch rounds, and arrange in the other pan. Divide mango halves evenly between pans. Brush all fruit lightly with maple glaze. Roast fruit until it starts to brown slightly, 25 to 40 minutes; timing will vary with juiciness of pineapple. Use a spatula to turn fruit over, and brush with glaze again. Cook 10 minutes more. Divide banana pieces evenly between pans, brush with glaze, and cook until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Pour the remaining glaze into a small nonstick skillet. Place the skillet over medium heat, and reduce the liquid until it is thick, 4 to 6 minutes.
• To serve, arrange 1-inch pieces of pineapple on six plates. Top with half a mango. Arrange 1/2-inch pineapple slices over mango. Arrange banana pieces around edge of plate. Pour a little glaze over each plate.