Lassi is an alluring type of beverage originating from India. Today, let’s learn 4 unique ways to make mango, banana, nut, and mint lassi with TasteVN to bring the flavors of India right to your home this summer! Let’s cook!
1. Mango Lassi
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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Mango Lassi For 2 glasses
Mango 1 piece Yogurt 480 gr Milk 120 ml Sugar 3.5 tablespoons Cardamom 1.5 teaspoons
How to choose fresh and delicious mangoes
- It is advisable to select those with beautiful skin, not wrinkled or bruised.
- Choose mangoes that have an even yellow color, firm skin, and a ripe, hard tip that does not get squished when pressed.
- When choosing, observe the mango’s skin; select those with tiny blemishes evenly on the fruit, smooth skin, and no shriveled or wrinkled tips.
- Avoid selecting green mangoes and those that feel soft as they are unripe.
Tools needed
How to make Mango Lassi
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Prepare the mango
Wash the mango thoroughly, then peel and remove the seed.
Next, cut the mango flesh into small pieces and put them into the blender.
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Blend the mango
Add all the ingredients including mango, 480g yogurt, 120ml fresh milk, 1 teaspoon cardamom, and 3.5 tablespoons of sugar into the blender, and blend until it becomes a smooth mixture.
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Final Product
Pour the mixture into a glass and sprinkle a little cardamom on top, and your mango lassi is ready.
Mango lassi has a sweet and sour taste with the natural aroma of mango, combined with the creaminess of fresh milk and yogurt. Just one sip is refreshing.
2. Banana Lassi
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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Banana Lassi For 2 glasses
Yogurt 500 gr Banana 2 pieces Cardamom 1 teaspoon Roasted fennel seeds 1 teaspoon Nuts a little (cashew nuts/ chestnuts/ almonds) Black salt 1 teaspoon Powdered sugar 240 gr
How to choose fresh, delicious bananas
- You should prioritize buying ripe bananas, but also look for some green and yellow ones. These bananas are usually naturally ripe, while those that are ripened with chemicals will have a uniformly beautiful yellow color.
- Choose bananas with black spots, wrinkled peels, yellow skin with pink spots, and occasional black streaks on the peel.
- Naturally ripe bananas will have evenly ripened stems, bodies, and bunches (even though there may be some green ones). Chemically ripened bananas will have yellow ones but the stems will be hard and sometimes a bit green.
- You should avoid buying bruised bananas and prioritize those of moderate size. Conversely, if the banana is too small, it may be an under-ripe banana that has been artificially ripened.
- Do not choose bananas that are bruised or mushy.
Tools needed
How to prepare Banana Lassi
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Prepare the bananas
Peel the bananas you bought and cut them into small pieces.
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Blend Banana
You add all the ingredients including: 500gr yogurt, 1 teaspoon black salt, 1 teaspoon cardamom, 1 teaspoon roasted fennel seeds, 240gr powdered sugar, 200ml cold water, 3 ice cubes, and 2 bananas into the blender.
Blend the ingredients until they are smooth and well combined.
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Final Product
After finishing, pour the mixture into a glass and sprinkle a little crushed mixed nuts (cashews/ chestnuts/ almonds) for decoration, and you can enjoy it.
The cold banana lassi is fragrant with the smell of bananas, combined with the aroma of cardamom, the creaminess of yogurt, and the nuts, very smooth and delicious.
What is Lassi?
- Lassi is a traditional popular drink from India, made from yogurt.
- Simply put, Lassi is just yogurt mixed with mashed fruits like mango, strawberry, kiwi… or fruit juices like pear, apple, peach… Additionally, there are some more unique types of lassi that include flavors like rose water, cardamom, cinnamon, mint, or other typical Eastern flavors.
- Lassi is often served as a side dish with spicy and hot foods, as it provides refreshment to the body, especially on hot summer days. Sweet lassi is called metha lassi and it usually contains ginger, mint, rose water, cardamom, and specialty fruits like mango.
- Besides fruit lassi, Indians have plain lassi (unsweetened yogurt), salt lassi (salty lassi), and sweet lassi (sweetened yogurt).
You can find yogurt directly at TasteVN supermarkets nationwide or buy online at TasteVN to ensure quality! Additionally, you can easily make your own yogurt to prepare lassi at home following the recipe shared by TasteVN.
With 4 ways to make mango, banana, seed, and mint lassi that are unique and refreshing for summer shared by TasteVN, I hope you can create a super delicious, refreshing drink to detoxify and cool down for the summer.
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Mạnh Quang Nguyễn, Yummy Food World and Food Fusion.
