Mango Tea is a refreshing and delicious fruity summer drink made with ripe sweet mangoes and black tea. This recipe is for a mango iced tea and can also be made with green tea.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 3 · 3 glasses
  • Category: Beverages
  • Cuisine: World

Ingredients

  • 2 mangoes (- medium-sized Alphonso variety, yields approximately 1.5 cups mango pulp)
  • 3 teaspoons black tea powder (or black tea leaves or 2 to 3 black tea bags)
  • 4 cups water
  • ½ or ¾ tablespoons lemon juice (or add as required)
  • raw sugar (or white sugar, add as required)
  • 3 to 4 mint sprigs (or mint leaves - for garnish, optional)

Method

  1. Peel and chop the mangoes. Discard the stones.
  2. Puree them in a blender and refrigerate the mango puree until you brew the tea.
  3. Heat water until it boils on a stove top or in microwave.
  4. Remove the pan of hot water from the stove-top
  5. Add the black tea powder or tea leaves. Stir to combine.
  6. Cover pan with a lid. Let the tea steep in the hot water for 3 to 4 minutes or for more time if you prefer a stronger tea.
  7. Strain with a tea strainer in a bowl or jar. Cover and refrigerate the brewed black tea.
  8. Once the tea is cooled, remove from the refrigerator.
  9. Pour the tea in a blender.
  10. Add the mango puree, lemon juice and sugar as needed. Keep in mind the sweetness of the mangoes before adding sugar.
  11. Blend everything till smooth. If you have a small blender, then blend in batches.
  12. Add some ice cubes in tall glasses and pour the Mango Iced Tea. Serve straightaway garnished with mint leaves. You can choose to add mango slices or lemon slices as a garnish.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.