Classic Mango Lassi Smoothie
A wholesome Indian recipe crafted for health-conscious eating: nutritious, delicious, and easy to make at home.
Ripe mango blended with yogurt and a touch of cardamom — classic mango lassi.
Mango lassi is ripe mango blended with curd and a pinch of cardamom. The mango does the sweetening. The curd gives it a slight tang that stops it from tasting like a milkshake.
Ingredients
How to Make It
Blend mango yogurt.
Adjust sweet and thickness.
Serve chilled.
Nutrition per serving
* Approximate values per serving
Health Benefits
Probiotic fruit drink. Ripe mango needs little sugar; prefer low-fat curd.
Ripe mango is naturally sweet, so you can taste before adding sugar. Curd gives it a thicker, tangier texture than milk.
Pro Tips
- →Chilled yogurt.
- →Ripe Alphonso/Kesar.
- →Don’t over-thin.
- →Use the sweetest mangoes you can find. Alphonso or Kesar are the best choices.
- →Chill the curd before blending so the lassi is cold.
- →Add milk a spoon at a time to adjust thickness.
A calorie note
Most of the calories in this dish come from a few ingredients. For reference, per 100 g: Honey: about 304 kcal (about 20 kcal per teaspoon); Plain curd (whole milk): about 61 kcal; Whole milk: about 61 kcal. Measure these with a spoon or scale, because small changes here move the total more than anything else. Values are rounded from USDA FoodData Central and the Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT 2017), as of 13 Oct 2026, and vary by variety and by table. General information, not medical advice.
Variations
- 1Saffron.
- 2Salted skip.
- 3Add a few mint leaves or a pinch of saffron.
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