Mango Lassi

Mango lassi is a creamy yogurt-based drink in which mango pieces and yogurt is blended along with little water or milk, spices like cardamom, salt or sugar and is like milkshake.

Lassi is a refreshing summer drink which originated in Punjab and belongs to the Indian subcontinent. It is made with dahi or yogurt, water, some spices, or fruit. Lassi tastes best when served chilled.

Mango lassi ingredients:

• Mango: Mango pulp or mango pieces are added while making this famous lassi recipe.
• Yogurt: Yogurt or curd is used in making lassi and this is the star ingredient without one cannot make lassi.
• Spices in mango lassi: Cardamom pods or cardamom powder is the spice added while making mango lassi. You can even add a few strands of saffron.
• Sugar & salt: Lassi can be made sweet or salty or both sweet and salty. If you are on weight loss diet, you can consume lassi without sugar. But addition of salt and sugar enhances the taste of lassi.
• Ice cubes: I have added few ice cubes instead of water while churning lassi. This also ensures that we get light chilled lassi. You may even add milk or cream instead of water to get thick lassi.

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You may also garnish lassi with chopped dry fruits like pistachios and almonds.

You might also like to see the other mango recipes like:

1.  Mango Milkshake
2.  Mango Orange Smoothie
3.  Mango ice cream
4.  Mango shrikhand
5. Mango jam
6. Mango dosa

How to make the best mango lassi recipe?

• Peel the cardamom pods and crush the internal seeds. You may use cardamom powder instead of cardamom pods.
• To a blender or mixer, all the ingredients that is mango pieces, yogurt or curd, sugar, salt and ice cubes and blend for 5-7 minutes.
• Blend together till the curd or yogurt appears smooth and well blended with all other ingredients.
• You can adjust sugar and salt according to your taste.
• You may also garnish lassi with chopped dry fruits like pistachios and almonds.

Is mango lassi healthy?

Lassi is rich in protein and calcium. Consuming lassi every day is incredibly good for health. It is rich in vitamin D and lactic acid and can boost the immune system.

Also drinking lassi helps prevent stomach problems like bloating, digestive issues, and constipation due to healthy bacteria content. Lassi should be always consumed after meals and never on empty stomach. Also, it can soothe stomach after eating a heavy spicy meal.

Is lassi and buttermilk same?

Buttermilk and lassi looks similar in appearance, but both are different. Buttermilk is liquid which remains after butter is churned from milk cream. But lassi is made from churned out yogurt which is made by fermenting milk.

How did I fall in love with lassi?

During this summer, I had lost my appetite. I was not feeling like eating anything. I was only drinking. Drinking lots and lots of cool drinks. I got addicted to some lassi from the nearest juice joint. It was then that my husband decided to teach me how to make restaurant style lassi.

He got some curd or yogurt, mixed some ice cubes, cardamom powder, little sugar and salt and blended everything in blender. He said that was how they used to make lassi in childhood. I tasted it and it was perfect. Neither too thick nor too watery.

I kept trying increased variations of lassi. I made restaurant style mango lassi, the recipe of which is mentioned today. I also made rose mint lassi which was delicious too.

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Mango Lassi

Mango lassi is a creamy yogurt-based drink in which mango pieces and yogurt is blended along with little water or milk, spices like cardamom, salt or sugar and is like milkshake.

Prep Time0 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 2 People

Author: Raksha Kamat

Ingredients

• 1 mango - cut into small pieces
• 1/2- liter curd packet
• 3-4 cardamom pods or 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 5-6 tablespoon sugar
• 5-6 ice cubes
• A pinch salt

Instructions

• Peel the cardamom pods and crush the internal seeds. You may use cardamom powder instead of cardamom pods.
• To a blender or mixer, all the ingredients that is mango pieces, yogurt or curd, sugar, salt and ice cubes and blend for 5-7 minutes.
• Blend together till the curd or yogurt appears smooth and well blended with all other ingredients.
• You can adjust sugar and salt according to your taste.

Notes

You may also garnish lassi with chopped dry fruits like pistachios and almonds.

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Note: This post was published on 01-Jun-2014 and is republished.