Mango lassi is a popular yogurt-based drink in India and South Asia, made with ripe mango, yogurt, milk, sugar, and ice water. It is a refreshing and hydrating drink that can be served as a dessert or with a meal. Mango lassi is rich in vitamins A, B, and C and can be made with little to no sugar for a healthier option.
In Indian restaurants everywhere, one restaurant can see many different cuisines. This also applies to drinks. A popular soft drink in India and South Asia is mango lassi.
A mango lassi is something like a milkshake, but made with yogurt instead of milk. Yogurt is one of the most common dairy products in Asia, so it follows that most dairy drinks start with yogurt. In a hot climate, refreshing drinks are always welcome and it is only natural that people should use a common fruit and mix it with another common ingredient (yogurt) to make a drink that is both hydrating and refreshing.
Traditional lassi is served savory and sometimes even combined with cumin or chili powder! Mango lassi is more contemporary, but no less popular now. A lassi can be thought of as a cold drink with a yogurt base, and many Indian restaurants in particular, serve it plain, savory, sweetened, or like mango lassi. Because mango lassi is usually a rich, sweet drink, some people order it as a dessert, rather than something to drink with a meal.
Lassi varies from country to country and even region to region, but mango lassi is a perennial favorite. Most people like mango, and having the flavor of a yogurt smoothie is a variation that many people like. Drinking this beverage, which is easily made at home, is also a good way to get the benefits of milk, good blight yogurt, and mango, which is rich in vitamins A, B, and C. In India, mango is thought to aid digestion, help stop bleeding, and strengthen the heart. Mangoes are a very sweet fruit, so a mango lassi can be made with little to no sugar, making it even healthier.
A simple mango lassi recipe calls for a ripe mango, peeled and diced; a cup of milk; half a cup of plain yogurt (although vanilla yogurt would work too); two tablespoons of sugar and a cup of ice water. All of this is blended in a blender or food processor until thick and smooth. Someone making a mango lassi may want to reduce the amount of sugar to taste or use an artificial sweetener to reduce calories and carbohydrates. Substitutes or variations might include ice, for a thicker drink, skim milk or flavored yogurt, for extra taste. The mango lassi recipe is tolerant of mistakes.
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