Lassi in 7 varieties

Lassi is a north Indian drink. Yogurt and sugar/salt are the main ingredients of lassi, and to bring twist to traditional lassi, certain fruits or other ingredients may be added extra. Here I present 7 different varieties in which you can prepare lassi. Definitely each one owns distinct taste and flavour.

1. Mint Lassi

Ingredients for Mint Lassi:

1. Chilled curd – 1 cup

2. Mint leaves chopped fine – 2.5 table spoons

3. Cumin seeds dry fried and powdered – ¼ tsp

4. Ice cubes and rock salt – As needed

5. Chilled water – As needed

How to prepare Mint Lassi?

1. Beat well curd, mint leaves, cumin powder and salt.

2. Add cold water and ice cubes and beat again till foam is formed.

3. Refrigerate it for a while.

4. Before you serve, transfer lassi to serving glasses.

5. Decorate them using chopped mint leaves, rock salt and cumin powder.

2. Strawberry Lassi

Ingredients for Strawberry Lassi:

1. Chilled curd – 2 cups

2. Strawberry chopped (after removing skin) – ½ cup

3. Milk – ¼ cup

4. Honey – 2 table spoons

How to prepare Strawberry Lassi?

1. Mix all the ingredients and blend well using a mixer.

2. If lassi is thick, add a little more milk and blend again.

3. Decorate using chopped mint leaves and strawberries.

4. Refrigerate it to taste better.

3. Mango Lassi

Ingredients for Mango Lassi:

1. Chilled curd – 2 cups

2. Honey – ¼ cup

3. Mango pulp – 2 cups

4. Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

5. Ice cubes – ½ cup

6. Milk – ¼ cup

7. Almonds and mint leaves – To decorate

How to prepare Mango Lassi?

1. Add honey, curd, mango pulp, cardamom powder and ice cubes in a mixer jar.

2. Blend the contents well till it foam.

3. Add sufficient milk and sugar, mix well and refrigerate.

4. Before you serve, transfer lassi to serving glasses.

5. Decorate with almonds and mint leaves.

4. Saffron Cardamom Lassi

Ingredients for Saffron Cardamom Lassi:

1. Thick curd – 500 gm

2. Sugar – 3 table spoons

3. Saffron – 10-15

4. Chilled milk – ½ cup

5. Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

6. Almonds and pista – To decorate

How to prepare Saffron Cardamom Lassi?

1. Soak saffron for 20 minutes in milk.

2. Later blend it well, along with sugar, cardamom powder and thick curd.

3. Transfer the contents to serving glasses and refrigerate.

4. Decorate with almonds and pista.

5. Banana Lassi

Ingredients for Banana Lassi:

1. Thick curd – 1 cup

2. Big banana (Ethapazham) – 2, cut into pieces

3. Sugar – 3 table spoons

4. Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

5. Chilled water – ½ cup

6. Pista – To decorate

How to prepare Banana Lassi?

1. Put banana pieces, thick curd, cardamom powder and sugar in a mixer jar.

2. Add sufficient water and blend well till contents turn thick.

3. If you want to make it thin, add water at this stage.

4. Pour to serving glasses and put ice cubes.

5. Decorate using chopped pista.

6. Rose Lassi

Ingredients for Rose Lassi:

1. Chilled curd – 2 cups

2. Rose syrup – 2 table spoons

3. Sugar – 1 cup

4. Ice cubes – As needed

5. Rose petals – To decorate

6. Pista & almonds chopped – To decorate

How to prepare Rose Lassi?

1. Pour milk and chilled curd in a blender.

2. Add rose syrup, sugar and ice cubes.

3. Blend the contents till it foam well.

4. Decorate with rose petals, pista and almonds.

5. You can also chill it to add extra taste.

7. Pine Apple – Ginger Lassi

Ingredients for Pine Apple – Ginger Lassi:

1. Thick curd – 1 cup

2. Pine apple pieces – ½ cup

3. Ginger chopped – ¼ inch

4. Sugar – 3 table spoons

5. Cardamom powder – A pinch

6. Rock salt (optional) – A pinch

How to prepare Pine Apple – Ginger Lassi?

1. Blend the ingredients – pineapple, curd, ginger, sugar, cardamom powder and rock salt in a mixer.  

2. If you need, you can add extra rock salt.

3. Chill the lassi before you use.

Courtesy: Grihalakshmi magazine April 16-30, 2019