Mango Lassi

I would have done a much better job of presenting this, but I never really thought about making a post for this until I was halfway through sipping my lassi. Lassi is an Indian yogurt based smoothie. My first experience with lassi was at a friend's wedding reception. She had done a summer field study in India one year and came back in love with everything the culture had to offer, so of course she was going to incorporate lassi and chupas into her wedding. In fact, now that I remember it, I was one of the ones behind the scenes helping to make the lassi before and during the reception... I got stabbed by a knife cutting those mangoes. Good times.

Please igore everything in the background; we're in the middle of packing

This recipe is sugar-free. I made this because one of my roommates is on a sugar diet until her marathon is over (three more days!). Since I couldn't make cookies or cakes for my all my roommates without leaving her out, I decided to make her sugar-free mango lassi instead.

Mango Lassi


I actually don't have a solid recipe to give :/ These are all guestimates, but this basically what I did:

3 mangoes, peeled and diced

1 cup plain yogurt

1 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

All you really do is cut some mangoes, throw in the yogurt, pour the milk, vanilla, and blend it all together. How much yogurt and milk really depends on how thick or thin you want it, so you don't really have to follow the recipe.

If you want a more sweeter flavor, put in a bit of vanilla ice cream. I've never tried it, but that's what I was told to do. Also, if you aren't really into mangoes, go for strawberry lassi! Or even plain lassi and just add a little extra vanilla extract and sugar.