Papaya-mango-coconut lassi à la Kuta-Bali

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 100 g papaya pulp, fresh
• 100 g mango pulp, fresh
• 100 g natural yogurt, cold
• 80 g coconut milk, creamy, 24%
• 4 tbsp orange syrup, light, Balinese
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch of salt
• ½ tsp citric acid, crystalline or 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 100 g coconut milk, creamy, 24%
• 1 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tsp, heaped agar-agar
• 1 pinch(s) citric acid, crystalline
• 6 ice cubes, optional
• 2 slice(s) papaya pulp, fresh
• e.g. Papaya, diced
• n. B. Paprika powder, sweet
• n. B. flowers and leaves

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 5 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

A refreshing, exotic drink prepared in Balinese style. Served cold on hot days.

For the fresh coconut cubes, heat the coconut milk with the ingredients while stirring. Simmer for one minute and then pour into a shallow dish. Let cool in the refrigerator. Once the mixture has solidified, cut into small cubes. Freeze any unused cubes in portions. Thaw frozen goods. Wash a papaya, cut off a sufficiently large piece, peel it, remove the seeds, and cut into small pieces. Reserve a slice for garnishing, then cut off a piece for the papaya cubes and dice it. Wash a ripe mango, peel it, and fillet it around the seed. Cut the fillets into pieces. Place all the ingredients for the lassi in a blender and blend at full speed for 30 seconds until smooth. Pour into sufficiently large glasses, garnish with coconut cubes and papaya, and serve with a straw and a teaspoon. Note: The quantities of fruit pulp and yogurt can be adjusted to taste. The crystalline citric acid can be replaced with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Lemons are relatively expensive imports in Bali, and the local, inexpensive limes have a slightly bitter taste, which not every guest likes. Instead of salt, 1 teaspoon of aji no moto (a highly purified monosodium glutamate) is used. I’m allergic to cheap glutamate, but not to aji no moto, which is presumably derived from tomatoes. Link for: “Light Balinese orange syrup”: http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/3693671557495497/Heller-balinesischer-Orangensirup.html