🥭 Mango Lassi – Creamy Indian Summer Drink

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A thick, refreshing, and flavorful lassi made with ripe mangoes, yogurt, and optional flavorings like cardamom, saffron, or rose water. Ready in under 15 minutes!

⏱ Time Required

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes

  • Cook Time: 0 minutes

  • Total Time: 15 minutes

🍽 Servings

  • Serves 3

🧾 Ingredients

Main Ingredients:

  • 2 cups chopped mangoes (Alphonso or any sweet, pulpy variety – 3–4 medium mangoes)

  • 4–5 tbsp sugar or honey (optional, adjust to taste)

  • 2 cups yogurt (curd), chilled

  • 2–3 tbsp light cream or malai (optional)

  • 4–5 ice cubes (optional)

Flavorings – choose one:

  • ½ tsp ground cardamom

  • 1 tbsp rose water

  • 8–10 saffron strands

Garnish – optional:

  • 3–4 mint sprigs

  • 2–3 tbsp chopped mango

  • 1–2 tbsp almond, cashew, or pistachio slivers

  • 1–2 tbsp chocolate shavings

  • ¼ cup lightly sweetened whipped cream

🥄 Instructions

1. Prepare Mango Puree

  1. Peel, chop, and rinse the mangoes.

  2. Blend mangoes with sugar/honey and your chosen flavoring (cardamom, saffron, or rose water) until smooth.

2. Add Yogurt and Cream

  1. Add chilled yogurt and light cream (optional) to the mango puree.

  2. Add ice cubes if desired.

3. Blend

  1. Blend until smooth and creamy.

  2. Adjust thickness with a little milk or water if needed.

  3. Taste and add a few more teaspoons of sugar if mangoes are slightly tangy. Blend again.

4. Serve

  1. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

  2. Garnish with mint leaves, chopped mango, nuts, chocolate shavings, or whipped cream as desired.

💡 Notes & Tips

  • Mangoes: Use ripe, sweet, pulpy varieties. Avoid fibrous or stringy mangoes.

  • Yogurt: Full-fat yogurt gives creamier lassi. Greek yogurt can also be used; thin with milk or water if needed.

  • Sweeteners: Sugar, honey, jaggery, coconut sugar, or maple syrup can be used depending on taste. Adjust based on mango sweetness.

  • Flavorings: Optional; try cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, rose water, saffron, or cardamom.

  • Canned Mango Pulp: Can substitute fresh mangoes; reduce added sugar as canned pulp may already be sweetened.

  • Vegan Option: Use plant-based yogurt like almond, oat, cashew, or coconut yogurt.

  • Scaling: Recipe can be doubled or tripled for larger batches.

This mango lassi is perfect for summer refreshment, a cool breakfast drink, or a dessert beverage.

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