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Mango Lassi Recipe (Restaurant-Style)
Mango Lassi is a popular Indian drink made with ripe mango, milk, yogurt, and sugar, and flavored with cardamom and saffron. It is creamy, sweet, refreshing, and a favorite at Indian restaurants. This restaurant-style mango lassi recipe is easy to make at home in a blender with just 5 main ingredients in 10 minutes.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup mango
Fresh ripe mango cubes, canned mango pulp or frozen mango chunks
- 1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
- ½ cup whole milk chilled or cold water
- 2-3 tablespoons sugar adjust to taste
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
- pinch saffron strands plus more to garnish, optional
- ½ cup ice cubes optional
- pistachios chopped, for garnishing
- dry rose petals, saffron optional, for garnishing
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Instructions
- Add mango, yogurt, milk, sugar, cardamom powder, saffron, and ice (optional) to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth and frothy (around 1 minute).
- Pour in a tall glass and enjoy as is or garnish with some sliced pistachios, mango pieces, saffron, and dry rose petals (optional). Serve chilled.
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Notes
Use sweet, ripe, non-fibrous mangoes for the best flavor, preferably Alphonso, Kesar, or Ataulfo mangoes. The Indian mango varieties are great in color and taste. Use canned mango pulp if fresh mangoes are not available.
If you are using frozen mangoes, add canned mango pulp along with it to maximize flavor.
Use chilled ingredients including mango, milk, and yogurt for best results.
Use plain, full-fat yogurt for a creamy and rich texture. Greek yogurt or homemade yogurt (dahi) works well too.
Along with cardamom, you can use ¼ teaspoon of rose water and a pinch of salt to enhance the lassi flavor.
Taste the lassi before serving and adjust the amount of sugar according to your preference. Some mangoes are sweeter than others, so you may need to add more or less sugar. Lassi made with sweetened canned mango pulp will need less sugar.
For a lighter lassi, replace full-fat with reduced-fat or low-fat yogurt and milk.
Chill the mango lassi in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 3049IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 229mg | Iron: 15mg
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