Remember my blah's about the origin of Mango Lassi in this post? Its funny cos the very same evening I was talking to my mom and we started discussing my post. She was like "Oh how come you forgot your favorite? There is indeed something v similar. In fact you even enjoy your Mango Lassi almost in the same consistency." When I couldn't guess - she said "whatever happened to your memory - forgotten about Amrakhand have you?" Mothers!!! What do we do without them! I was like - Gosh! Of course!  Do you remember me telling you in my Mango Lassi post how I like it more thick than the normally slightly watered down version? No wonder, I like it that way. Its cos I like Amrakhand.

Amrakhand is nothing but "Aam" + "Shrikhand" where Aam means Mangoes and "Shrikhand" supposedly means "Ambrosia of the Gods". Shrikhand is also the name for a traditional Maharashtrian dessert made from yogurt, nuts and saffron. So this version of Shrikhand which uses Mango as its central taste factor is termed as Amrakhand.  In simplest western terminology you can call this "Mango Smoothie". A more watered down version of almost the same recipe would be called as "Mango Lassi". My mother makes this using Chiroli nuts which I adore! Its an utterly simple recipe with not much of steps. You can use store bought Mango Pulp to make your life easier but while the mangoes are in season, I use the fresh mangoes.