Mango Lassi Recipe
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 235kcal
Mango Lassi is a creamy yogurt-based Indian drink. It is very popular in Indian restaurants and can be made at home in just 5 minutes using a few simple ingredients (gluten-free, can be made vegan).
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Ingredients
- 1 cup chilled plain yogurt full fat, low fat or plant based
- ½ cup chilled milk whole, skim or plant based
- 1 cup unsweetened mango puree fresh or canned
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
- Add yogurt to a large mixing bowl and whisk well using an immersion blender or a wire whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Add milk and whisk well until combined.
- Now add mango puree, sugar, and cardamom powder, and whisk vigorously until the lassi is smooth and creamy.
- You can add some more milk if the lassi is too thick.
- Check for sugar and add more if required.
- Pour mango lassi into serving glasses. Add a few ice cubes to each glass and garnish with saffron strands, almond and pistachio slivers, and mint leaves. Serve chilled.
Notes
You can flavor the lassi with cinnamon, rose water, or orange blossom water in place of cardamom powder.
This recipe can be scaled easily.
Traditionally sugar is used to sweeten the lassi, however, you can replace it with honey (not vegan) or agave nectar. Powdered or liquid jaggery can also be used to sweeten the lassi.
Adjust the sweetener as per your taste. If the mangoes are very sweet, you might even skip adding it.
Freeze this lassi in a tray or churn it in an ice cream maker to make mango lassi ice cream. You can even freeze it in popsicle molds and make mango lassi popsicles.
Add some gelatin to mango lassi and set in dessert glasses.
Nutrition
Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 1600IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 1mg