You’ll need 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make this sweet lassi recipe.
❤️ Traditional Method Of Making Lassi
Lassi is made by hand-churning homemade yogurt with sugar (or salt & spices to make salted lassi) and water until it is smooth and frothy. The hand churner is like a whisk, made from wood and is called madani (or valonu), as you can see in the pics below. Nowadays, you can use a handy (immersion blender) or regular blender to make it in a jiffy. Traditionally, the sweet lassi is topped with malai (cream) or makhan (cultured white butter) and sometimes khoya or rabri. These toppings are added especially when serving to the guests. But when made for day-to-day consumption then it is kept light without any toppings.
Variations: There are many different versions of lassi like fruity, salty, sweet, flavored with mint or rose lassi, masala lassi, etc. But sweet lassi and salted lassi are the classic versions. Mango lassi is more popular outside India.
🧾 Ingredients For Lassi Recipe
Yogurt: Most Indians make yogurt at home, this fresh yogurt is not sour and makes the best lassi. Though you can use store-bought yogurt as well. Highly recommend using full-fat yogurt to get the best creamy texture. However, you can use fat-free or low-fat yogurt but you’ll see the texture difference. Always use chilled yogurt right from the fridge. Sugar: White sugar is used. You can go for the healthy route like maple sugar, coconut sugar or honey. Water: Use chilled water. Cardamom powder: It adds a nice aroma as well as a good flavor. Rose water (OPTIONAL): It adds a fresh floral flavor and aroma.
👩🍳 How To Make Lassi Recipe? (Pics)
Traditional Method (Using Wooden Churner): Alternatively, you can add all the ingredients into the blender, blend until frothy, pour into the serving glass and enjoy.
💭 Expert Tips For BEST Lassi Recipe
Lassi tastes best when served chilled. Always use chilled yogurt and chilled water to get an instantly chilled lassi. Otherwise, make a few hours before serving and chill in the refrigerator. Adjust the amount of water depending on how thick your yogurt is. It can be stored in an airtight jar (bottle) in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
🍽 When To Serve Lassi?
Lassi can be served as a stand-alone drink for a refreshing and cooling effect on your body on sunny, hot days. It can be served along with the meal. When spicy Indian dishes make you sweat that time this drink helps you cool down and also soothes your palate. It also helps in digestion.
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