 (Indian Yogurt Drink)
Yogurt Lassi is one of the popular drinks in India: this yogurt-based drink can be flavored to be either sweet, or salty.
The cool, refreshing taste of Lassi comes from the addition of ice cubes to yogurt, sugar, spices, and other ingredients.
The Punjab area of India is the best place to find the most traditional yogurt Lassi: the women there still create the drink from raw milk every day, then flavor it according to taste, usually with cumin. However, you don’t need to visit India to enjoy the wonders of this traditional beverage: you can create it at home, since it’s so easy to make!
Yogurt Lassi has become more popular in North America, and there are countless variations on the classic cumin Lassi of Punjab. Famous chefs such as Jamie Oliver have made Lassi on their programs (Oliver’s was flavored with mango and cardamom), and gourmets love the icy, smooth drink. Chef Anthony Bourdain has also featured Lassi on his TV program, No Reservations.
If you are interested in making your first batch of yogurt Lassi, you can use tips on making the best yogurt Lassi. We’ve selected a couple of recipes, one salty, and one sweet, so you can sample the diverse flavors of Indian Lassi for yourself.
Here are the ingredients you will need to make a true yogurt Lassi in your own kitchen:
Basic Salty Lassi Recipe:
Ingredients:
3 cups of yogurt (plain-flavored)
1 cup cold water.
1 fresh chili (green is best), seeded, then chopped fine
½ tsp gr. cumin
salt and pepper according to taste
mint leaves to garnish – coriander leaves will also work for this recipe
Crushed ice to add before serving
How to prepare Salty Lassi:
Put the yogurt and water into the blender and process for 60 seconds.
Mix in the chili, and ground cumin, then and salt and pepper as needed: blend briefly to combine ingredients.
Serve in a tall tumbler with crushed ice. Garnish with mint or coriander leaves.
As you can see, this recipe is easy to prepare, and it allows you the sample the nutritious, distinctive flavors of Northern India in a snap! Lassi is known for its digestive properties, since the good bacteria in yogurt is soothing to the stomach: many women in the Punjab region use yogurt Lassi as medicine for gastrointestinal upsets.
We’ve given you a great salty recipe – now let’s try a sweet, fruit-infused Lassi that will even work as a dessert: it’s perfect for after meals, or any time you want to cool off, perhaps after a gym workout or a run.
This Mango Lassi recipe is a combination of fruit, spices, yogurt, and ice, a sort of milkshake that is tasty and healthful. Here is our recipe for the best Mango Lassi:
Basic Sweet Mango Lassi Recipe:
Ingredients
1 ripe mango (the biggest you can find)
1 cup natural yogurt (thicker yogurt will be better for this recipe)
100 ml. of water
1 cup crushed ice
1 tablespoon honey
How To Prepare Mango Lassi
Remove cheeks from fruit, then peel and finely dice the fruit. Cut away any extra flesh from the stone.
In a blender, mix mango fruit, thick yogurt, water, ice and honey. Blend for one minute. Serve in tall glasses with crushed ice.
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