Lassi is a sweet Indian drink made from yogurt – it’s perfect for cooling your mouth while eating spicy food.
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 5 minutes
Tools
- bowl + whisk OR blender + strainer
- 2 tall glasses
Ingredients
- 2 c plain yogurt
- 1 c milk or water
- 2 T sugar
- 20 ice cubes
Directions
Bowl
- Pour yogurt into bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Gradually whisk in milk, then sugar.
- Add ice cubes and stir until somewhat melted.
- Pour into glasses and serve.
Blender: Process all the ingredients together then strain into glasses.
Notes
Variations
Combine in blender and strain into 2 glasses.
Mango Lassi
1 c yogurt
1 c mango, peeled and chopped
2 T powdered sugar
10 ice cubes
Banana Lassi
1 c yogurt
1 banana, peeled and sliced
2 T powdered sugar
10 ice cubes
Adapted from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian.
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