Mango Lassi with Cardamom (Printable)

Creamy mango yogurt drink with honey and cardamom offers a refreshing, cool delight.

# Components:

→ Fruit & Dairy

01 - 1 large ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and chopped (approximately 1 cup)
02 - 1 cup plain whole milk yogurt

→ Sweetener & Flavor

03 - 2 tablespoons honey
04 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
05 - 1/2 cup cold water or milk

→ Garnish

06 - Pinch of ground cardamom or chopped pistachios

# Method:

01 - Place the mango, yogurt, honey, ground cardamom, and water or milk in a blender.
02 - Blend until smooth and creamy. Check consistency and add more water or milk if a thinner texture is desired.
03 - Taste and adjust sweetness or cardamom intensity as preferred.
04 - Pour into two glasses.
05 - Garnish with a pinch of ground cardamom or chopped pistachios if desired. Serve chilled.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It's ready in ten minutes, which means you can go from thinking about it to drinking it faster than any other homemade beverage.
  • The cardamom does something unexpected—it makes the mango taste even more like mango, if that makes sense.
  • It tastes like you spent an hour on it, but your blender did most of the work while you stood there feeling accomplished.
02 -
  • A mango that's not quite ripe enough will make your lassi taste thin and slightly bitter—wait for one that smells unmistakably sweet or choose a jar of good mango pulp instead, which I've learned removes all the guesswork.
  • The cardamom can easily overpower everything else if you're not careful, so start with the half teaspoon and taste before adding more, because once it's in there, you can't take it back.
03 -
  • Keep your yogurt cold, use cold milk or water, and chill your glasses in the freezer while you blend—this small attention to temperature makes the drink feel luxurious rather than just cold.
  • If your mango is less ripe than you'd like, blend it with a tablespoon more honey and it will taste more mango-forward, less subtle, which is sometimes exactly right.
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