Salty lassi with cumin

Name: Salty lassi with cumin
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar; ½ tsp dry-roasted cumin seeds; 250 g/9 oz/1 cup whole set yogurt; 25 ml/1 fl oz/2 tbsp whole creamy unhomogenised milk

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Summers Under the Tamarind Tree

By Sumayya Usmani

Published 2016

About

Pakistani lassi is salty when paired with food, and sweet when drunk as a refresher between meals. The frothy topping comes from a lot of blending, which is traditionally done with a wooden hand whisk, but can be achieved with a blender. Using whole milk and yogurt works best.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz/1 cup whole set yogurt
25

Asia
Pakistan
Drinks
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Blend all the ingredients, except the cumin, in a blender until frothy. Pour over ice cubes and garnish with the cumin. The addition of the cumin brings out the drink’s saltiness.