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    Home » Beverages » Indian Drinks

    Salted Lassi

    Published: Apr 1, 2022 · Last Modified: Oct 25, 2017 by Kanan Patel / 4 Comments

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    2 glasses of salted lassi on a wooden tray with napkin underneath.

    This salted lassi is savory, creamy, rich and smooth yogurt-based North Indian drink. This recipe will give you the same taste and texture as your favorite Indian restaurant.

    You’ll need 3 ingredients (plus, salt and water) and 5 minutes to make it.

    2 glasses of salted lassi on a wooden tray with napkin underneath.
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    ❤️About This Recipe

    Summer season drink: Salted lassi is so cooling and refreshing to your body and it helps you protect from sunstroke. 

    Healthy drink: It is a better choice than carbonated or sugar-loaded beverages. It also helps in easy digestion.

    Traditionally, it is made by hand churning using a wooden whisk (madani) as shown in the stepwise pics. But you can use a regular blender or immersion blender.

    Salted lassi vs Plain Chaas:

    • The ingredients are almost the same.  
    • But water quantity is different. You’ll need more water while making chaas than salted lassi.
    • Chaas has a thinner consistency than lassi.

    🧾Ingredient Notes

    • Yogurt: Highly recommend using full-fat yogurt to get a rich, thick and creamy texture. But considering fat intake, you can use low-fat or fat-free yogurt.
    • Black salt (kala namak): It adds a nice zing and flavor to the drink. 
    • Roasted cumin powder: here’s how to make it at home - Dry roast the cumin seeds on medium-low heat with stirring constantly until aromatic and dark in color. Once cools down grind into a powder using a spice grinder (or mortar and pestle if making a small quantity). You can keep this in the air-tight container for up to 2-3 months.

    👩‍🍳Step By Step Photo Instructions 

    1. Take chilled yogurt in a bowl. Add salt, black salt, roasted cumin powder and chilled water.
    2. Start whisking until smooth and frothy. Or add everything into the blender and blend. Pour into the glass and serve.
    Collage of 2 images showing ingredients in a bowl and whisked using madani.

    💭Expert Tips

    • Salted lassi tastes best when served chilled.
    • Always use chilled yogurt and chilled water to get an instant chilled drink. Otherwise, make it a few hours before serving and chill in the refrigerator.
    • Adjust the amount of water depending on how thick your yogurt is.
    • It can be stored in an airtight jar (bottle) in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
    Salted lassi served in 2 glasses in a wooden tray.

    Check Out Other Indian Drinks

    • Nimbu pani
    • Aam panna
    • Rooh afza milk
    • Badam milk

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    2 glasses of salted lassi on a wooden tray with napkin underneath.
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    Salted Lassi

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    This salted lassi is savory, creamy, rich and smooth yogurt-based North Indian drink. This recipe will give you the same taste and texture as your favorite Indian restaurant.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Beverage
    Cuisine: North Indian,Punjabi
    Calories: 178kcal
    Servings 2
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • 2 cups Plain yogurt Chilled
    • ½ cup Chilled water
    • ½ teaspoon Black salt (Kala namak)
    • 1 teaspoon Roasted cumin powder
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions 

    • Take chilled yogurt in a bowl. Add salt, black salt, roasted cumin powder and chilled water.
    • Start whisking until smooth and frothy. Or add everything into the blender and blend.
    • Pour into the glass and serve.

    Notes

    • Salted lassi tastes best when served chilled.
    • Always use chilled yogurt and chilled water to get an instant chilled drink. Otherwise, make it a few hours before serving and chill in the refrigerator.
    • Adjust the amount of water depending on how thick your yogurt is.
    • Storage: It can be stored in an airtight jar (bottle) in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.7g | Protein: 14.1g | Fat: 3.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 904mg | Potassium: 593mg | Sugar: 17.3g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 2.5mg | Calcium: 460mg | Iron: 0.9mg
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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    1. Michelle

      July 23, 2017 at 2:56 pm

      Yummy5 stars

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      • Kanan

        August 01, 2017 at 11:32 am

        thank you

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    2. nirav amin

      September 30, 2015 at 3:31 pm

      Very important to boost and speedup digesting food .4 stars

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      • Kanan

        September 30, 2015 at 4:33 pm

        yes very true

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