Lassi – Refreshing Yogurt Drink
With Summer right around the corner, try delicious and refreshing Lassi, a cold yogurt drink, popular in the state of Punjab, India. Lassi comes in many varieties including sweet lassi, salted lassi, mango lassi, etc. This lassi recipe is a minty variation with a kick!
Ingredients
- Yogurt – 1 cup
- Ice – 1½ cups
- Cumin powder – ½ tsp (roasted)
- Chat Masala – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Mint – a handful (fresh)
- Cilantro – 10 sprigs
- Green Chili – 1 (optional)
Instructions
- In a blender, add the following: Mint, Cilantro, Green Chili and ½ of the Yogurt.
- Blend for a couple of minutes.
- Add remaining yogurt and rest of the ingredients and blend until the Ice has crushed well (smoothie consistency).
- Serves 2.
Notes
1. If you do not have fresh mint…use dried mint (available at any Indian grocery store or whole foods store).
2. A variation to this is Sweet Lassi. Use the same proportions of yogurt and ice, as mentioned above, add sugar (to taste), blend it all together.
2. A variation to this is Sweet Lassi. Use the same proportions of yogurt and ice, as mentioned above, add sugar (to taste), blend it all together.