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Sweet Yogurt Lassi

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 1/2 cups and serves 1 as a long drink and 2¿3 as small appetizer drinks

Ingredients

1 cup plain yogurt (preferably Greek or acidophilus yogurt)
1 tablespoon extra-fine sugar
4 cardamom pods

Preparation

  1. Put all the ingredients along with 1/2 cup cold water into a blender. Blend for 2 minutes. Strain and serve as is or with a couple of ice cubes, if desired.

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Excerpted from At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka by Madhur Jaffrey. Copyright © 2010 by Random House. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsMilkshakeBeveragesSmoothieIndianSouth AsianAsianYogurtDairyCardamomHerbs & SpicesGluten FreeNut FreeNonalcoholicEasyQuickWeeknight Meals5 Ingredients or Fewer30 Minutes or LessBlenderRamadanCookbooks
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