Lavanya Mahate from Saffron Valley East India Café taught us how to make lassi, a traditional Indian yogurt based drink. Lavanya made us three different types of lassis: mango, strawberry, and chocolate almond.
Mango Lassi
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups chopped ripe mango, frozen chopped mango, canned mango pulp
- 3 tablespoons honey or sugar, more or less to taste
- Ice (optional)
- Mint leaves for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
Put mango, yogurt, milk and sugar into a blender and blend for 1 minute.
If you want a more shake consistency, blend in some ice as well.
Garnish with mint sprig and serve.
The lassi can be kept refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Serving Size: 4Ingredients:
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
- 4 tablespoons honey or sugar, more or less to taste
- 1 cup of ice cubes
Instructions:
Put strawberry, yogurt, milk, sugar and ice into a blender and blend for 1 minute.
Garnish with fresh strawberry and serve.
The lassi can be kept refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Choco Almond Lassi
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup of dark chocolate morsels
- 2 tablespoons of almond butter
- 2 tablespoons honey or sugar, more or less to taste
- 1 cup of ice cubes
- Almond slivers for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
Put chocolate, yogurt, almond butter, milk, sugar and ice into a blender and blend for 1 minute.
Garnish with slivered almonds and serve.
The lassi can be kept refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
