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Sweet Lassi

Sweet Lassi is a traditional Indian recipe (from Northern India) for a classic drink of buttermilk (or yoghurt thinned with water) flavoured with cardamom seeds, sugar and salt. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian dish of: Sweet Lassi.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Serves:

1

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesMilk RecipesIndian Recipes


This is the very simplest form of the classic Northern Indian version buttermilk drink. Simply made with buttermilk (or plain yoghurt thinned with water) and flavoured according to taste with sugar, salt and crushed cardamom seeds. Typically this is served in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Ingredients:

150ml natural yoghurt, thoroughly chilled
100ml water, thoroughly chilled
pinch of salt
2 tsp sugar
seeds from 3 green cardamom pods, crushed in a pestle and mortar

Method:

Combine the yoghurt, water, salt and sugar in a bowl or jug and whisk until smooth add the crushed cardamom seeds (reserve some for garnish) and stir to mix.

Pour into a glass containing a little crushed ice, sprinkle the reserved cardamom on top and serve.