Do you want to try a refreshing drink that is quick to prepare? Then taste the lassi! Yogurt-based drink, it is widespread in India and Pakistan. This article explains how to make a traditional sweet or savory lassi. It also offers the mango lassi recipe, which will allow you to make a great impression. When you feel like changing the recipe a bit, add new ingredients, such as spices, fruit, or other types of liquids.
Ingrediants
Traditional Salty Lassi
Doses for 2 or 3 people
- 2 and a half cups of plain yogurt
- 1 cup of cold water
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- Ice (optional)
Traditional Sweet Lassi
Doses for 3 or 4 people
- 3 cups of plain yogurt
- 50 g of sugar
- 1 cup of cold milk
- Half a teaspoon of powdered cardamom
- Ice (optional or for serving)
Lassi al Mango
Doses for 2 or 3 people
- 2 medium ripe mangoes
- 2 cups of plain yogurt
- 50 g of sugar
- Half a cup of cold milk
- 1 cup of crushed ice
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Make a Traditional Salted Lassi
Step 1. Put all the ingredients in a bowl or jug of a blender
Pour the yogurt, water, and salt into a bowl or jug of a blender. Be sure to use the blender if you want to add ice, so that the drink becomes even more refreshing and frothy.
Step 2. Mix the ingredients
Beat the ingredients in the bowl with a whisk. Alternatively, blend them until you have a smooth, homogeneous drink.
Step 3. Pour the lassi into the glasses
Distribute the drink between the glasses and serve it immediately.
Lassi should be served cold, so prepare it just before drinking
Method 2 of 4: Make a Traditional Sweet Lassi
Step 1. Mix the yogurt and sugar
Put the yogurt and sugar in a blender jug. Blend them for a minute until you get a frothy drink. You can also whisk them in a bowl.
Step 2. Add the milk, cardamom powder and ice
Pour the milk, cardamom powder, and ice into the blender jug. Blend them until you get a smooth and homogeneous drink. In case you are using a bowl, beat the milk and powdered cardamom until you get the same result, but exclude the ice cubes.
Step 3. Serve the drink
Distribute the lassi among the various glasses and serve it immediately.
You can put ice cubes in the glass and pour lassi over them if you have prepared it by hand
Method 3 of 4: Make a Mango Lassi
Step 1. Prepare the mangoes
Peel the fruit and remove the pulp from the stone. Put it in the jug of a blender.
Step 2. Pour the yogurt, sugar, milk and ice into the jug
At this point, close it with the lid and blend the ingredients until you get a smooth and frothy drink.
Don't add too much sugar if the mangoes are particularly sweet. Remember that you can always cut back on sugar after making mangoes
Step 3. Serve the drink
Distribute the lassi among the various glasses and serve immediately. You could garnish each glass with mango bits.
Method 4 of 4: Try a Variant
Step 1. Add some spices
Add half a teaspoon of ground cumin, ground turmeric, or garam masala to spice up the drink. This variant is preferable for those who want to prepare a salty lassi. On the other hand, a sweet lassi can become tastier and acquire spicy notes by adding half a teaspoon of cardamom or ginger powder.
Step 2. Add some fruit
Make a sweet lassi and stir in your favorite fruit. You could use strawberries, papaya, bananas, or coconut.
Try cutting and freezing the fruit before adding it to the lassi to make it colder and fluffy
Step 3. Flavor it with syrup or milk
Lassi is usually made from yogurt. However, it is possible to replace yogurt, water or regular milk with coconut milk, which will give the drink a subtle tropical note. Alternatively, you could flavor it with rose water syrup, vanilla extract, or honey.
Don't overdo the ingredients, or it might get too sweet. Choose only 1 or 2 flavors to bring them out to the fullest
Step 4. Garnish
Garnish the lassi with one of the following ingredients to flavor it even more and make it more pleasing to the eye:
- Chopped pistachios;
- Mint twigs;
- A sprinkle of turmeric or cumin
- Chopped almonds;
- Fruit pieces.
