Mango Mastani (Pune-Style Thick Mango Shake)
A thick ripe-mango milkshake topped with vanilla ice cream, nuts, and optional tutti-frutti and cherry. Pune-style texture with practical blending and troubleshooting tips.
Equipment
- Blender
- Tall glasses (chilled, optional)
Ingredients
For the base (2 tall glasses)
- 2 cups ripe mango chunks about 320–400 g; Alphonso or any sweet ripe mango
- 1¼ cups whole milk or 1 cup milk + ¼ cup cream for extra body; chilled
- 2–3 tbsp granulated sugar to taste
- 1 cup ice cubes use less if mango was frozen
Toppings (divide between glasses)
- 2 generous scoops vanilla ice cream or mango ice cream
- 2 tbsp chopped unsalted pistachios or mixed nuts
- 2 tbsp tutti-frutti optional
- 2 cocktail cherries optional
- 1–2 tsp rose syrup optional; drizzled
Instructions
Prep the mango
- Wash, peel, and cube very ripe mangoes; trim fibrous bits near the pit.
- Taste a cube and set sugar expectations (mild fruit needs more sweetener).
Blend the base
- Blend mango with chilled milk and starting sugar until smooth.
- Add about half the ice; blend on high until cold and thick with tiny ice chips left, about 10–20 seconds.
- Taste and adjust sugar. Add only a splash more milk if the blend seizes from fibrous mango.
Layer toppings and serve
- Pour into chilled tall glasses, leaving room at the top for ice cream.
- Top each glass with ice cream, nuts, optional tutti-frutti and cherry, and optional rose syrup.
- Serve immediately with a spoon and wide straw if you have one.
Notes
Whole milk (or a small cream swap) gives classic mastani body; skim reads more like a smoothie.
Do not add extra ice to the glass after pouring or the drink will separate and water out.
If the base thins, chill the pour, then re-blend with a handful of frozen mango and no extra milk.
Vegan: use chilled oat or soy milk plus dairy-free vanilla ice cream; coconut milk works but tastes coconut-forward.
Blend mango and milk up to 6 hours ahead; add ice and toppings right before serving.
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