I’m finally back home, the place where I belong, where I was born and brought up – Mumbai. After a long 8 yrs of travelling and living out of a suitcase, not knowing where the next destination will be, it feels good to be grounded. Of course being in Mumbai at this time of the year also means dealing with the scorching heat. A whopping 35 C is good enough to give you a heat stroke, and the minute you step outside, you want to run just right back in. In such days, you cannot really think of food, but only of chilled drinks to hydrate you and give you that energy to go on. Lassi’s have always been a local favourite and mine too. Been brought up on the salted kind and never a big fan of the sweet ones. But ever since I discovered smoothies, I figured sweet lassi’s are India’s answer to smoothies. And ever since I never hesitate to make me one. Below are a couple of my favourite. I always use fresh probiotic yogurt, bring in the friendly bacteria to help the body. You may find the need to add a minus a few ingredients to suit your taste. Not everyone likes it the same, also the quality and thickness of yogurt varies from country to country, so go ahead, try them out and make the teeny weeny adjustments you like. But let me tell you this, nothing is more satisfying – not even ice cream, nothing can beat heat like a chilled glass of homemade lassi !!!!
Roasted Almond Lassi
5o gms Salted Roasted Almonds
100gms Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
200 ml Chilled Water
Salt to taste
First dry grind the salted almonds in a coffee grinder and set aside. When ready, mix together in a juicer blender the dry powder with the yogurt , salt, water and cubes of ice. Give it a good whizz and serve immediately.
Mango n Ginger Lassi
1 Mango
2 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
100 gms Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
150 ml Chilled Water
Peel and stone the mango. Puree the flesh of the mango and then add it to the juicer blender with the rest of the ingredients + some ice. Blend it well and serve immediently
Fig Lassi
2 Figs
2 tsp Sugar
100 ml Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
200 ml Chilled Water
Puree the 2 figs and then blend with ice, yogurt, sugar and water. Blend well and serve right away.
Spiced Mint Lassi
Ingredients
30 Mint Leaves
½ a Green Chilli ( the hot kind)
100 gms Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
½ tsp Cumin powder
½ tsp Dry mango powder
½ tsp Fresh Ginger Juice
Few drops of Lime
150 ml absolutely chilled water
salt to taste
Combine all the ingredients in a juicer blender with a couple of cubes of ice. Give it a good whizz till all the mint has broken down. Serve immediately.
Avocado Lassi
1 Avocado
100 ml Probiotic Yogurt
Salt n Pepper to taste
Squeeze of lime
200 ml Chilled Water
Stone the avocado and scoop out the flesh. Make sure the avocado is absolutely ready/ripe and not hard. Puree the fruit and the blend in with the rest of the ingredients. Serve chilled over cubes of ice.A kind of happiness Sad to start Face life with a Zhangguohui
Roasted Almond Lassi
5o gms Salted Roasted Almonds
100gms Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
200 ml Chilled Water
Salt to taste
First dry grind the salted almonds in a coffee grinder and set aside. When ready, mix together in a juicer blender the dry powder with the yogurt , salt, water and cubes of ice. Give it a good whizz and serve immediately.
Mango n Ginger Lassi
1 Mango
2 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
100 gms Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
150 ml Chilled Water
Peel and stone the mango. Puree the flesh of the mango and then add it to the juicer blender with the rest of the ingredients + some ice. Blend it well and serve immediently
Fig Lassi
2 Figs
2 tsp Sugar
100 ml Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
200 ml Chilled Water
Puree the 2 figs and then blend with ice, yogurt, sugar and water. Blend well and serve right away.
Spiced Mint Lassi
Ingredients
30 Mint Leaves
½ a Green Chilli ( the hot kind)
100 gms Fresh Probiotic Yogurt
½ tsp Cumin powder
½ tsp Dry mango powder
½ tsp Fresh Ginger Juice
Few drops of Lime
150 ml absolutely chilled water
salt to taste
Combine all the ingredients in a juicer blender with a couple of cubes of ice. Give it a good whizz till all the mint has broken down. Serve immediately.
Avocado Lassi
1 Avocado
100 ml Probiotic Yogurt
Salt n Pepper to taste
Squeeze of lime
200 ml Chilled Water
Stone the avocado and scoop out the flesh. Make sure the avocado is absolutely ready/ripe and not hard. Puree the fruit and the blend in with the rest of the ingredients. Serve chilled over cubes of ice.A kind of happiness Sad to start Face life with a Zhangguohui