Cucumber Mint Lassi
Summertime means time for refreshing and cool drinks. We all love to sip on something cool throughout the day.
Lassi, or buttermilk is a very desi antidote for scorching heat. It keeps your body cool and energized. Me and my family prefer this homemade chilled drink over any aerated drink or packed juices.
Lassi is a popular traditional curd or yogurt based drink. It is basically a blend of yogurt, water, basic spices and sometimes fruit.
It can be made either sweet or salty and also in various flavors too.
The salty version is prepared by blending yogurt with water and salt, which is sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted cumin seeds.
To make basic lassi you have to first blend water with curd/ yogurt. The amount of water added depends on the thickness of the yogurt. The resulting blended water+Yoghurt mix should be lump free and bit towards denser side, similar to what a Pancake or dosa batter’s consistency is. You can blend it either with stick blender or in your mixer. However, traditionally this is blended with a special desi whisk known as Madhani. Madhani is generally made of wood and is commonly found in almost every Indian household. In olden days when mixers and blenders were not there, madhani was used to churn or blend instead.
This cucumber mint Lassi is simple and easy to make. This is quite energetic, refreshing, rejuvenating, cooling and the best thirst quencher. What else do you need in a recipe? It's bliss-in-a-glass.
Do give this easy peasy recipe a try.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 2
INGREDIENTS:
Yogurt/ Curd- 1 cup
Cucumber- 1
Mint leaves- a handful
Pink salt- 1 teaspoon
Chaat masala- 1 teaspoon
Roasted cumin seeds powder- 1/2 teaspoon
Water- 1/2 cup or as required
DIRECTIONS:
We will start making this lassi by thoroughly washing the mint leaves.
Cut the edges of cucumber.
In a blender blend together yogurt, water, mint leaves, cucumber, salt, chaat masala and cumin seeds powder.
Your lassi is ready.
Garnish with cucumber slices and mint leaves.
Serve chilled.
Enjoy!!
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Cucumber Mint Lassi
This cucumber mint Lassi is simple and easy to make. This is quite energetic, refreshing, rejuvenating, cooling and the best thirst quencher.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 2
INGREDIENTS:
Yogurt/ Curd- 1 cup
Cucumber- 1
Mint leaves- a handful
Pink salt- 1 teaspoon
Chaat masala- 1 teaspoon
Roasted cumin seeds powder- 1/2 teaspoon
Water- 1/2 cup or as required
DIRECTIONS:
We will start making this lassi by thoroughly washing the mint leaves.
Cut the edges of cucumber.
In a blender blend together yogurt, water, mint leaves, cucumber, salt, chaat masala and cumin seeds powder.
Your lassi is ready.
Garnish with cucumber slices and mint leaves.
Serve chilled.
Enjoy!!