Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi Recipe – is one of the refreshing summer drinks to make using ripe mangoes and plain curd. This greek yogurt mango lassi is made with five ingredients in 5 minutes.

It makes a perfect breakfast recipe and at the same time a great snack. It is often served in Indian restaurants. Sweet lassi, Strawberry lassi are few other lassi variations. Learn how to make mango lassi step by step.

This year the first time I tasted Indian mango lassi in my whole life. I never imagined curd and mango combination until I made mango raita for my daughter. So let see what is all about this creamy Indian yogurt-based drink.

During summer I normally make shikanji (Indian lemon drink), strawberry milkshake, Sattu ka sharbat(gram flour drink), and Roohafja lemonade.

We consume greek yogurt as a part of our protein requirement for the day, making a variety of fruit lassis are part of our day now.

Lassi is very easy to make at home, use store-bought canned mango pulp if homemade fresh mango pulp is not available.

To know about it first you need to understand what is Indian “Lassi”? Lassi is a very popular, traditional, curd based summer drink to make at home.

In sweet lassi, it has curd (homemade or store-bought), sugar, dry fruits like cashew or pistachio and for flavoring cardamom or saffron is used.

Why you will love this recipe

When you blend fruits with curd, for example, mango or strawberry then it becomes a fruit lassi or calls it a smoothie. It is also known as mango yogurt smoothie as well.

Mango lassi is nothing but mango pulp blended with curd and the rest of the ingredients. It is very easy to make at home in just 5 minutes.

There are many variations to make a variety of lassis with fruits, out of which this simple, easy to make, but this easy greek yogurt Mango Lassi stands out.

Ingredients

Please refer the recipe card for full ingredients list with measurements.

• Mango- I am using fresh mango pulp to make mango lassi. You can use canned mango pulp as well.
• Yogurt- For this recipe, greek yogurt is used. Feel free to use plain homemade curd as well.
• Milk- For diluting, milk is used as greek yogurt is very thick. You can use water as well. If using plain curd then you may need to reduce the milk quantity.
• The sweetener– I use normal sugar, you can add stevia, or honey as well. If mangoes are already very sweet then feel free to skip adding extra sweetener.
• Spice– cardamom powder, saffron (completely optional)
• Garnishing– chopped pistachio, mint leaves for garnishing

If fresh pulp is not available then canned mango pulp like alphonso mango pulp is great to make this lassi.

How to make Mango Lassi (step by step)

Making mango lassi with mango pulp is very simple. Just gather all ingredients & blend them. Serve chilled with some chopped pistachio.

Step-1 Add everything in blender

In a blender add all ingredients like mango pulp, yogurt, milk, cardamom, and sugar. Blend it till smooth consistency.

Step-2 Blend well

Add extra milk if you find lassi is too thick. Pour in glasses.

Step-3 Serve

Serve chilled in glasses and garnish with chopped pistachio and saffron.

Variations

you can make lassi in a number of ways. Savory, sweet, mint, cucumber, and adding a variety of fruits.

Few examples are Salty Lassi, Traditional Sweet lassi, Strawberry lassi.

Serving suggestions

Mango lassi can be served as a starter or a dessert if you add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. There are few recommendations though,

• Instant pot Palak Paneer – serve it alongside with palak paneer and jeera rice.
• Instant pot dal & rice – have it after such a heavenly dal & rice combination.
• vegan mater paneer
• Aloo gobi gravy
• Aloo matar
• achari dahi bhindi(pickled okra in curd sauce)

You can check more instant pot recipes to go with. Check how to make cold start yogurt in the instant pot.

Storing suggestions

• Room temperature– This is a quick and easy recipe to make. Using a few ingredients all it takes only 5 minutes.
• Refrigerator– You can store it in the fridge for 24 hrs.
• Freezing– You can freeze it. Thaw it and then serve with ice cubes.

It is a make-ahead drink, just blend everything together and keep in the fridge.

Tips & FAQ’s

1. This recipe is prepared using fresh mango pulp directly blended with other ingredients.
2. For the best taste use the ripe and sweet mangoes. Fresh mangoes give bright, natural yellow color with a naturally sweet flavor.
3. Lassi made using canned or frozen mangoes may or may not taste the same as using a fresh one.
4. In this recipe, I have used greek yogurt. Lassis are supposed to be prepared with fresh homemade curd. Greek yogurt is rich in protein and we use it to make lassi.
5. Milk or water is used to thin down the thickness. Again feel free to replace normal milk to low-fat, or plant-based milk.
6. You can easily adjust the thickness by adding or decreasing the milk quantity in the lassi recipe.
7. I used cane sugar powder in this recipe. You can easily replace it with honey, maple syrup, agave syrup, or stevia.
8. To make restaurant-style mango lassi use cardamom powder.
9. To garnish homemade mango lassi, finely chopped pistachio sprinkled over it with few strands of saffron (completely optional).

Feel free to use homemade curd, low-fat version of yogurt, or any plant-based yogurt.

NOTE- I have not tried it with plant-based yogurt but I don’t see any reason why it will not work with them.

You can see some more mango recipes on the blog.

• mango raita
• mango strawberry salsa
• eggless mango cake
• Mango salsa
• Mango puree for drinks as well. A great way to use ripe mangoes.

You can also check a variety of Raita Recipes to make using homemade curd or greek yogurt. See how to make yogurt at home with just two ingredients “2 ingredients homemade yogurt“.

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