Name: Savoury yogurt drink
Yield: Makes 1.2 litres/2 pints/5 cups
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; 10 ml/2 tsp caster (superfine) sugar; crushed ice, to serve; 10-12 fresh mint leaves; 450 g/1 lb/2 cups natural (plain) yogurt; 2.5 ml/½ tsp black peppercorns; 2.5 ml/½ tsp cumin seeds

Preparation info

Makes
1.2 litres

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Lassi is made with different flavourings and it is a very welcome drink during the oppressive heat of the summer months. This version, Namkeen Lassi, is flavoured with black pepper and mint and is ideal as an appetizer or just as a refreshing drink, served in tall glasses lined with crushed ice.

Ingredients

2.5 ml/½ tsp black peppercorns
2.5 ml/½

Method

Preheat a small, heavy pan over a medium heat and dry-roast the peppercorns and cumin seeds for about 1 minute, until they release their aroma.
Crush the peppercorns and cumin with a mortar and pestle. Alternatively, place them in a pl