Mango Lassi Recipe - Indian Mango Drink
Lassi is a popular Indian classic drink made with yogurt and spices. You can make a salted lassi without sugar and add mint for a refreshing summer drink or you can make a fruit lassi with sugar such as this mango Lassi. So, mango lassi is basically a Mango milkshake or mango smoothie. It can be made in 5 minutes from fresh, frozen or canned mangoes and some full-fat or low-fat yogurt. It can also be flavored with cardamom, saffron or turmeric.
Whether you call it Lassi, yogurt drink, mango milkshake or mango smoothie I'm sure you will agree; nothing is more refreshing on a hot summer day that a drink like this with the cooling effect of yogurt and the delicious succulent stone fruit Mango.
Mangoes
The mango pulp is the softest fruit pulp; it just melts in the month. It is the most refreshing drink you can make in summer with just a blender and three ingredients such as yogurt, mango, and sugar. It takes just 5 minutes. Throw in a few ice cubes and you have the MOST REFRESHING SUMMER DRINK EVER!!
Let's talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)
- Mangoes - If you can find fresh, use fresh if not you can use canned mangoes for this too!
What I like to do is - when mangoes are in season I freeze a batch so I can use them when I need to offseason. I showed you How to freeze mangoes - to use off-season in this post. - Sugar / Honey - If you use fresh mangoes in the season you probably won't need much sugar. So do a taste test, you want it to have a nice sweet yogurt drink but not too sweet as well. If you prefer you can use Honey too! It works just as well.
- Yogurt - The thicker the yogurt you use - the thicker the drink you will have. Personally, I use my homemade yogurt from scratch made with 3% fat. You can use anything from Greek yogurt for a thick creamy to a low-fat yogurt for a light refreshing drink.
- Ice - Ice works great in summer drinks but if you want you could omit the ice and use just cold yogurt. The drink will be less thick but you will still enjoy it.
Make it Vegan/Dairy Free
Traditionally Mango Lassi is made with milk yogurt but nowadays we get many non-dairy yogurts in the market like coconut milk yogurt and Cashew milk yogurt. Go ahead and try whichever flavor works for you. I have made this will just plain cashew milk and that works too! Try my Mango Chia Smoothie
Useful Tips and Tools
- You don't need many types of equipment to make lassi - a good hand blender or Ninja blender works great.
- A cutting board and kitchen kinfe to clean and chop the mangoes.
- I love serving my drinks in cocktail glasses though they are non-alcoholic drinks.
How to make Homemade Mango Lassi (save/pin)
Method
- If using fresh - wash clean and cut mango around the seed.
- canned / pulp - use as is.
- frozen - no need to thaw.
- Save a few mango slices for garnish.
- Place mango, sugar, yogurt, and ice cubes in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into desired glasses.
- Garnish with mango slices and mint leaves.
Frequently asked questions
Mango lassi will last in the fridge for about 3 days. If you use low-fat yogurt you may find that the whey separates leaving a water top but all you need to do is give it a good stir.
Well, the name may be Indian but as you can see it's basically mango, yogurt and sugar similar to a mango milkshake or mango smoothie.
Yes, of course, you can use honey or agave syrup instead of sugar.
Yes, I made vegan mango lassi with coconut milk - it was so delicious. See coconut mango lassi.
Absolutely, I do it all the time. In summer we have more mango lassi because mangoes are in season which is why I make an extra batch of homemade yogurt every week. See my fool-proof homemade yogurt recipe.
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Description
Ingredients
- 2 cups (16.65 oz) Mango pulp I'm using from fresh mangoes Or 1 cup Can Mangoes
- 2 cups (16.57 floz) Yogurt
- 1/4 cup (1.76 oz) White granulated sugar depends on the sweetness of the mangoes
- 1ย cup (1 cup) Ice cubes
Instructions
- If using fresh - wash clean and cut mango around the seed.
- canned / pulp - use as is.
- frozen - no need to thaw.
- Save a few mango slices for garnish.
- Place mango, sugar, yogurt, and ice cubes in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into desired glasses.
- Garnish with mango slices and mint leaves.
Nutrition Information
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Jaimie
I love mango lassi and this is the best and perfect recipe for me. Just the right thickness and sweetness. Thanks
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Jaimie. Happy to hear you love this recipe. The consistency and sweetness can be adjusted but happy it was just right for you.