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Desi Sabudana Mango Boba

Desi Sabudana Mango Boba uses soaked sabudana pearls under thick chilled mango milk for an Indian-style bubble tea.

Published and reviewed by Kitchgrow on 1 September 2026Updated

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Desi Sabudana Mango Boba

20 mintotal

Prep 5 min · Cook 15 min

Serves
2
Difficulty
Medium
Spice
None
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Ingredients

Quantities are for 2 servings.

You'll need: Stovetop.

Includes 2 hours of sabudana soaking; active boiling and blending takes about 20 minutes.

Method

  1. Boil the water in a deep saucepan. Add the soaked sabudana and cook on medium heat until the pearls turn completely translucent and glossy.

  2. Drain the cooked sabudana through a fine mesh sieve and immediately rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking process and wash away excess starch.

  3. Divide the chewy, translucent sabudana pearls equally at the bottom of your serving glasses.

  4. In a blender, combine the mango puree, chilled full fat milk, and condensed milk. Blend until the mixture is thick, smooth, and frothy.

  5. Add a generous amount of ice cubes into the serving glasses over the sabudana.

  6. Pour the thick mango milk directly over the ice and pearls. Serve immediately with a wide boba straw.

How to tell it's done

The glass should have chewy sabudana pearls at the bottom and thick, smooth mango milk poured over ice.

Getting it right

Tip

Rinsing the boiled sabudana with cold water is absolutely crucial—it prevents the pearls from clumping into a single giant jelly mass.

What to serve it with

Serve as a fun, highly photogenic afternoon summer cooler. Pair with light snacks or enjoy on its own as a liquid dessert.