🥭 Bungalow Mango Lassi

Thick yoghurt, gulkand rose petal preserve & green cardamom — Bungalow NYC

5 min
Creamy & Floral
Tall glass, well-chilled
Bungalow
0% ABV
Ingredients
  • 150g full-fat Greek yoghurt (or thick buffalo-milk dahi)
  • 80ml Alphonso mango purée (canned or fresh)
  • 1 tbsp gulkand (rose petal preserve — available at Indian grocery stores)
  • 2 green cardamom pods, seeds ground fine
  • 60ml cold milk
  • Ice (optional — Bungalow serves it without ice)
  • Pinch of ground cardamom & a dried rose petal to garnish
Method
  1. 1
    BlendCombine yoghurt, mango purée, gulkand, ground cardamom, and cold milk in a blender. Blend 20 seconds until completely smooth.
  2. 2
    TasteTaste — gulkand sweetness varies by brand. Add a little more if needed.
  3. 3
    ServePour into a tall chilled glass. Serve without ice (the cold yoghurt keeps it cold) or over ice if preferred.
  4. 4
    GarnishDust a pinch of ground cardamom on top. Float a single dried rose petal.

About This Drink

Gulkand — made by layering fresh rose petals and sugar in the sun for weeks until they melt into a thick, mahogany-coloured preserve — is both a sweet paan filling and an Ayurvedic digestive tonic. At Bungalow, it replaces sugar in the mango lassi entirely: its complex rose-caramel-honey sweetness is far more interesting than plain syrup, and it layers beautifully with ripe mango and yoghurt. Chef Vikas Khanna's attention to this detail — choosing gulkand over sugar — is characteristic of Bungalow's whole approach: every Indian ingredient used deliberately, never as decoration.

Bartender Tips

Gulkand is the ingredient that makes this lassi different from every other. Good gulkand (Dabur, Hamdard, or artisan brands) has the consistency of thick jam and a deeply floral-caramelised rose flavour. Alphonso mango purée (from the can) is what Bungalow uses — its intense, non-fibrous sweetness is perfect for blending. Full-fat yoghurt is essential; low-fat produces a watery result that loses the lassi's characteristic body.

Origin
Restaurant
Bungalow, East Village, New York City
Origin
India — Mughal court lassi tradition
Flavour
Creamy & Floral · Easy
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Where to drink this
Restaurant
Bungalow
Address
98 3rd Ave, East Village, New York City, NY 10003
Style
Modern Indian cocktail bar & restaurant
Accolades
East Village favourite · standout Indian cocktail programme

Bungalow in the East Village captures the warmth and chaos of an Indian party at home — the kind where the drinks are strong, the food comes in waves, and no one leaves early. The cocktail menu is adventurous and confident, featuring Indian-inspired creations built on solid bartending technique: clarified punches, house-infused spirits, and drinks that treat Indian ingredients with the same seriousness as any other craft bar.

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