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Mango Lassi

Name: Mango Lassi
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1½ cups ripe mango pulp (about 2 mangoes); 1 cup plain yogurt, chilled; ½ cup cold milk; 1 tbsp sugar, optional; ¼ tsp ground cardamom; 4 ice cubes

Ripe mango blended with yogurt, milk and a pinch of cardamom. Best in season with Chaunsa or Sindhri mangoes.

Prep5 min

CookNo cooking

Total5 min

Serves2

Difficulty

CuisineIndian

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Ingredients

2 servings

1½ cupsripe mango pulp (about 2 mangoes)
1 cupplain yogurt, chilled
½ cupcold milk
1 tbspsugar, optional
¼ tspground cardamom
4ice cubes

Equipment: Small saucepan, strainer

Method

Blend everything until smooth and frothy.
Taste and add sugar if the mangoes are not very sweet. Pour and serve cold.

Cooking tips

Frozen mango chunks give a thicker lassi without extra ice.

Substitutions

Yogurt and milk → coconut yogurt and oat milk to make it vegan

Serve with

Top with a pinch of crushed pistachio.

Storage

Fridge up to 1 day; stir before serving.

Reheating

Serve cold.

Nutrition per serving, estimated

210kcal

7 gProtein

36 gCarbs

5 gFat

Estimated from the ingredient list. Values vary with brands and portion size.

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Mango Lassi

Ingredients

Method

Cooking tips

Substitutions

Serve with

Storage

Reheating

Nutrition per serving, estimated

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