Pakistani recipe
How to make Lassi
لسی
Punjab
A cool drink of yoghurt blended with water, either salty with a pinch of cumin or sweet with sugar and sometimes rose water or mango. In Punjab it is traditionally made from buffalo milk yoghurt and served in a clay cup.
Ingredients
- 400 g plain yoghurt (made from pasteurised milk), well chilled
- 200 ml cold water or cold pasteurised milk
- For sweet lassi: 2 tablespoons sugar and a few drops of rose water
- For salty lassi: 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground roasted cumin
- A few ice cubes
Method
- Put the yoghurt and water or milk in a jug or blender.
- Add either the sugar and rose water or the salt and cumin.
- Whisk or blend for about 1 minute, until smooth and frothy.
- Pour over ice into two tall glasses and drink at once.
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A tall glass of lassi is the classic way to cool down in the Punjabi summer, when temperatures can pass 40°C.
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