Mango Lassi

Name: Mango Lassi
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 2-4
Ingredients: 2 cups plain, full-fat yogurt; 1 cup ice cubes; 1 ⁄ 2 cup whole milk; 1 ⁄ 4 cup sugar; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1" pieces, plus more for garnish; Vanilla ice cream or heavy cream, for topping (optional)

Serves
serves 2-4

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Throughout India, creamy, chilled lassis are the go-to beverage for cooling off during the warmer months. To make them, milk or water-thinned yogurt is blended with ingredients such as strawberries or—as in this recipe—ripe mangoes, resulting in a refreshing drink that's as thick as a milkshake. This recipe first appeared in the tablet edition of our August/September 2014 special India issue.

Ingredients

2 cups plain, full-fat yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
¹⁄₂ cup whole milk
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ tsp. vanilla extract
2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1" pieces, plus more for garnish
Vanilla ice cream or heavy cream, for topping (optional)

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Instructions

Step 1

Purée yogurt, ice, milk, sugar, vanilla, and mangoes in a blender until smooth. Pour into glasses and top with 1–2 tbsp. ice cream or heavy cream if you like; garnish with additional mango.