Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Melon Lassi

Melon Shake or Kharbooja lassi is one of the soothing drinks of south India loved by people of all ages. the basic thing here to remember is that the melon used here should be fresh, so lets move on to make some melon lassi



Ingredients


  1. Melon
  2. Cup Curd
  3. Spoon Sugar
  4. a pinch of Vanilla Essence
  5. Salt to taste


Method


  • Chop the complete melon into small piece
  • Keep aside few pieces for garnishing and grind rest of them in the mixie to make the juice.
  • Strain the juice and add it to curd.
  • Add sugar, salt, vanilla essence and again mix in the mixie
  • Garnish with the melon pieces and serve chilled.

Salty Lassi






Salty Lassi is one of the special drinks in northern parts of indian mostly served along with dinner as an additional food item, spiced with roasted cumin seeds it's a great refreshing drink in the summers.



Ingredient:-



  1. 1 tsp cumin seeds



  2. 1 cup plain yogurt



  3. 1 cup chilled milk



  4. 2 teaspoons lemon juice



  5. 1/2 to 1 tsp salt (or as you require )



  6. 1/2 cup of ice cubes










Process:-



  • Take roasted cumin seeds .



  • Cool and grind to a coarse consistency.



  • In a blender blend all the ingredients.



  • Top it up with a dollop of yogurt.



  • Serve chilled or plain.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Sweet Lassi

Dahi Lassi, one of the geatest indian curd recipes which has now become famous thought the world, lassi has and excellent taste but the basic point here to remember is the the curd used in the process should be sweet.







Sweet Lassi is loved by millions not only in India but overseas too thus it is most famous amongst all Lassi's throughout India and world, however the ingredients of lassi remains the same in all shops but believe it or not, to make a good lassi you require an expert hand, additional substances like rabdi, gulab jal or kewada can be added for extra flavour.






Ingredient:-



  1. ½ 1 cup of yogurt

  2. a cup of water

  3. ½ a cup of ice cubes

  4. 3 to 5 teaspoons of sugar(or as you require )

  5. A pinch of salt

  6. A dollop of plain yogurt for garnishing.




Process:-




  • Blend all the ingredients at high speed till frothy.

  • Add a dollop of fresh yogurt on top.

  • Makes two to three glasses of Lassi.

  • Rabdi Can be added (1 part rabdi to 4 parts Lassi)

  • Adding gulab jal or Kewada will give you and extra taste and fragrance.

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