Mango Lassi

Name: Mango Lassi
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: mango flesh 250 g; plain yogurt 250 ml; milk 120 ml; honey 1 tbsp; ground cardamom 0.25 tsp; ice 0.5 cup

Quick answer

Total time: 8 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 6

About this dish

Chill everything first.

Mango pieces kept in the fridge, cold yogurt, and cold milk give a thick, cold lassi with only a little ice, so the drink doesn't get watered down. Pour the yogurt and milk in before the fruit so the liquid covers the blade and everything blends evenly. Taste the mango before adding honey, since a very sweet one needs less, and keep the quarter teaspoon of cardamom: it is what separates a lassi from a mango smoothie. It's ready when no bits remain and it lightly coats a spoon; thin it with a splash of milk if needed and pour into chilled glasses right away.

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Peel and pit the mango, then cut 250g of flesh into roughly 2cm pieces.

Keep the mango refrigerated until blending so the drink stays cold and thick without needing too much ice.
2

Pour 250ml plain yogurt and 120ml cold milk into the blender first.

The liquid should cover the blades, which helps the thick mango move smoothly instead of sticking near the sides.
3

Add the chilled mango, 1 tablespoon honey, and 0.25 teaspoon ground cardamom.

If the mango is already very sweet, start with a little less honey so the yogurt acidity still comes through.
4

Add 0.5 cup ice and blend on medium high speed for about 40 seconds.

If pieces remain, stop the blender, scrape down the sides, and blend another 20 seconds until smooth.
5

Check the texture.

It should be smooth, with no visible mango fibers, and lightly coat a spoon. If it is too thick to pour, add milk 10ml at a time and blend briefly.
6

Pour the lassi into chilled glasses right away.

Serve it cold before the ice melts and thins the drink, and before the gentle cardamom aroma fades into the mango and yogurt.