How to make Mango Lassi | Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi, a creamy & delicious cold drink made from mango and curd/yogurt. As Mangoes are started to arrive in abundance here, i make this delicious Mango Lassi often at home. It's so tasty & very refreshing and also helps to quench your thirst during summer.
Lassi is nothing but sweetened yougurt/curd flavored with cardamom or saffron and it's quite popular in North India where people used to have this on every meal. Now a days, mango lassi is quite popular across the world than the plain lassi. 

Here in US, every Indian restaurant menu contains Mango Lassi under Drinks section.Most restaurant use kesar mango pulp for the lassi and i too tried with mango pulp when mangoes are not in season.

Related: How to make Mango Kesasi / Mango Sheera

Here in the recipe, i have used cardamom and saffron for flavoring and both the flavoring are really goes well with mango. But you can make the mango lassi without any additional flavoring, just mango,yogurt/curd and any sweetener you like. 

Now let's check out on how to make this delicious mango lassi !

Mango Lassi

Preparation Time : 1 hr | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Mango Lassi, How to make Mango Lassi Mango Lassi, a creamy and delicious cold drink made from mango and curd/yogurt.

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Ingredients
Mango - 2 
Chilled Curd - 3/4 to 1 cup
Sugar - as needed
Cardamom - 1
Any nuts - few (for garnishing,optional)
Saffron strands - few (for garnishing,optional)

Procedure

First wash the mango well,then peel the skin and chop into mango flesh into pieces roughly and discard the seed.

Add the chopped mango into the mixie/blender jar and then add cardamom & curd.

Finally add the needed sugar and close the jar with lid and grind into smooth.

Pour into glass and garnish with nuts and saffron. That's it Tasty and creamy Mango Lassi is ready.

Related : How to make Mango Kulfi 

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Related : How to make Mango Kiwi Popsicle

Notes:

• Use fresh curd for better taste.
• You can skip cardamom too and make it as complete mango flavor.
• Depends on how thick or thin you want, adjust the quantity of curd.
• Based on mango sweetness, adjust the sugar quantity.
• Refrigerate mango lassi and serve chilled.
• Instead of sugar, you can use honey or any of your favorite sweetener.
• I have used pistachio for garnishing.

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Sweet Lassi | Cardamom Lassi | Lassi | Summer Drinks

Sweet lassi, a simple & easy to make thirst quencher in this summer. As the summer is still in peak here, i make this often and serve as after lunch drink. It's very refrenshing & tasty too. I don't like the taste of sourness in my lassi, so used fresh curd.If the curd have more sourness, add 1/4 cup of boiled and chilled milk or chilled water along with curd while whipping.It will balance the sourness in the lassi. 

Sweet Lassi

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 5 mins | Serves : 1 
Recipe Category: Drinks | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Curd - 1 cup
Sugar/Honey - to taste
Cardamom - 2 
Chilled water( if needed)
Any nuts(chopped) - 1 tsp(optional) 
Saffron - 2 strands.

Procedure

Take the curd in mixie jar and add honey  in to it.Add the cardamom & whip it in mixie until becomes forthy.Pour in the glass,garnish with chopped nuts & saffron and serve immediately.Tasty Sweet Lassi is ready.

Notes:

• If you have rose essence, add few drops for extra flavor.
• I like cardamom flavor, so add it here, if you dont like, omit it.
• You can use any nuts you like or serve as plain without any garnishing.
• If the curd is sour, add chilled water and adjust the taste according to your preference.

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