Lassi is a blended yogurt drink that is very popular in the Northern Parts of India. It is made with blending curd or yogurt with water or milk, salt or sugar and a few spices or herbs.

There are many variations of making this drink. Lassi is made both sweet and salty. Lassi is also a probiotic drink as obviously it is made from curd or yogurt which has gut friendly bacteria in it.

It is also made with a combination of fruits and yogurt. For example – Mango Lassi and Strawberry Lassi.

Although the sweet version is a preferred choice of drink for many, some folks also like salted lassi.

Relished in hot summers because of its cooling properties, we often make lassi using a wooden churner and blender (called as madani, in Punjabi and Hindi language). You can choose to blend the lassi ingredients in a blender or with a wired whisk or immersion blender.

Churning the fresh Homemade Curd with the traditional Indian hand blender has its own charm, and lassi made this way tastes different, too.

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