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salt lassi

Salt lassi

Lassi - Traditional Punjabi Summer drink. Thick curd diluted with water and spiced with roasted cumin seeds and coriander leaves. 

Course Drinks
Cuisine Indian, Punjabi
Keyword Buttermilk recipes, Indian summer drinks, Yogurt drinks
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 6 tall glasses
Calories per serving 160 kcal
Author Nisha

Ingredients

  • 250 grams curd | yogurt
  • 4 to 5 cups water
  • Pinch of chaat masala (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, roasted and crushed in a mortar pestle
  • ¼ teaspoon kala namak (black salt) (skip if you do not have)
  • Salt to taste
  • Some fresh mint or coriander leaves to garnish

Instructions

  1. Take curd in a wide bowl and add a cup of water. Churn it well. Add salt. Mix it well and refrigerate.

  2. Before serving, add crushed roasted cumin & coriander or mint leaves as much as you need. Serve it chilled.

Recipe Notes

  1. Use fresh organic plain yogurt to prepare lassi.
  2. The yogurt should not be too sour. If the curd is sour, you can also use part milk and part water to dilute. The milk removes the sourness. 
  3. More the fat in the yogurt, more creamier and tasty the lassi is. 
  4. Churn the curd until it froths. Do not skip this. 
  5. You can also add malai on top of it to enrich its taste.