Lassi Recipe

 

About Lassi

Lassi is a blended yogurt drink that is very popular in the Northern Parts of India. It is made with blending curd or yogurt with water or milk, salt or sugar and a few spices or herbs.

There are many variations of making this drink. Lassi is made both sweet and salty. Lassi is also a probiotic drink as obviously it is made from curd or yogurt which has gut friendly bacteria in it.

It is also made with a combination of fruits and yogurt. I have earlier shared these fruity variations of lassi – Mango Lassi and Strawberry Lassi.

Although the sweet version is a preferred choice of drink for many, some folks also like salted lassi. My personal favorite will always be Mango lassi.

Relished in hot summers because of its cooling properties, we often make lassi using a wooden churner and blender (called as madani, in Punjabi and Hindi language). You can choose to blend the lassi ingredients in a blender or with a wired whisk or immersion blender.

I do have a blender, but I prefer to make lassi this way with the wooden churner. Churning the fresh Homemade Curd with the traditional Indian hand blender has its own charm, and lassi made this way tastes different, too.

About Sweet Lassi

I love to make the sweet Punjabi lassi at home. Very light and not nearly as heavy as other some other versions, this lassi recipe takes just 10 minutes to prepare. Sweet Lassi is flavored with fragrant spices like cardamom or saffron and include nuts too.

Some sweet lassi are served with many more ingredients. In Punjab, for example, lassi are served in huge glasses with 2 to 3 tablespoons of makhan (unsalted white butter) on top.

Combine this with the already thick consistency of lassi, and you can imagine how filling this must be! The lassi is so heavy that you cannot have any meal or food later.

A spoon is usually served with Punjabi lassi, so that first you have the soft and buttery makhan, then you can drink the lassi as a beverage. But if you’re looking for a lassi recipe that’s a bit lighter, this simple, sweet lassi is for you.

About Salty Lassi

The salted version of lassi is a contrasting variation to the popular sweet lassi. This salty lassi is spiced and flavored with black salt, roasted cumin powder and garnished with mint leaves.

If you like the sulfurous hints of black salt in drinks then you might like this lassi. If you are not able to get black salt, then simply use the regular table salt or edible rock salt.