Mango Lassi

Family recipe of mango lassi made two ways- with fresh mango or mango pulp.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Servings

Calories 158kcal

Author Chhavi

Equipment

Blender

Ingredients

1 Cup Mango fresh 180 gms or ¾ cup Mango pulp
1 Cup Yogurt Thick homemade curd or Greek yogurt
¼ Cup Cream optional
2 Tablespoon Sugar adjust as per the sweetness of mango
2-3 pieces Ice Cubes
1 pod Green Cardamom Seeds removed and pounded

Flavor (Choose any one or none)

1 Tablespoon Rose Water

Garnish (Choose any one or none)

1 Tablespoon Slivered Almonds
1 Tablespoon Slivered Pistachios
1-2 Saffron Strands

Instructions

Cut the mango along the seed into 3 parts. Cut it into cubes or scoop out the flesh.
Add the mango or the mango pulp to the blender.
If the Mango is not ripe enough, add 2 tablespoons of mango pulp too.
To the mango, add the sugar, milk, pinch of cardamom and yogurt.
Blend the Lassi. Add 2-3 cubes of ice to make it cold. Or substitute with an equal amount of cold water.
The texture is thick but pourable.
Garnish with mint leaves /saffron strands/rose petals or slivered nuts like almonds and pistachios

Video

Notes

Mango

If you can, use ripe Alphonso mango. Otherwise, any Indian variety of mango that is ripe and sweet will work.

While using any other mango variety, use 2 tablespoon of mango pulp. Adjust the sugar and cream as per taste.

In the off-season or during the unavailability of mangoes, use canned mango pulp or frozen mangoes to make this. If you are trying to make restaurant-level lassi, use mango pulp.

As a rule

1 cup of fresh mango= 1 cup of frozen mango = ¾ cup of mango pulp.

Always taste the mango or mango pulp before making the lassi. Sometimes, it is very sweet, and you might not need sugar.

Sugar- You don't need a tonne, especially if the mango is ripe. You could skip or substitute it with palm sugar, maple syrup, jaggery, coconut sugar, or sugar-free alternatives.

Yogurt - Creamy, thick yogurts made with whole milk work best. You can substitute for fat-free or low-fat yogurt, coconut yogurt, soy yogurt, or any nut yogurt too.

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