My mom always used to make lassi at home when I was young. It was a salty lassi that had a great tangy taste to it. Then in 2007 when I went on my first trip to India, I tried a sweet lassi and oh my goodness, it was so delicious! I still remember it until this day.
I finally decided it was time to try and recreate the lassi at home. With the days getting warmer, it’s a great cold, yummy and healthy drink since the main ingredient is plain Greek yogurt, perfect for any summer recipe.
I used Olympic Kreme Greek Style Thick & Rich Yogurt because not only is it made with 100% natural ingredients, it’s also made right at home in Delta, BC, along with all other Olympic Dairy products. I’m a big believer in supporting local when I can.
This recipe that I made for the Simple Sweet Lassi, really is simple. It only requires five ingredients and a blender and it’s so good, you’ll be looking for any excuse to make it!
Sweet Lassi Recipe
Ingredients for Sweet Lassi:
– 1 cup Olympic Krema Greek Style Plain Yogurt
– 1/4 cup milk (you can use any type or you can use cold water)
– 2-3 tbsp sugar (depends on how sweet you like it)
– 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
– 2-3 cubes of ice (optional)
– few strands of kesar (or saffron)
– chopped pistachio and almond (optional)
Instructions for Sweet Lassi:
1. Add the milk, yogurt, sugar, cardamom and ice cubes in the blender, in the order mentioned. You don’t need the ice cubes but it helps to make it colder!
2. Blend it until it’s smooth. I like to use the ice crush button for a few seconds at the end to froth it up a little.
3. Pour it into a glass. Add your strands of saffron and let it sit for a few minutes to get the flavour of it.
4. Sprinkle in the nuts if you choose to and enjoy!
Do you think you’d try this Simple Sweet Lassi recipe? It’s definitely become a favourite of our whole family!
Some of my other favourite drinks you could try are:
Blueberry Lassi
Turmeric Latte
Mango Lassi
Although this post has been generously sponsored by Ultima Foods, the opinions and language are my own.
It’s starting to get super hot here and this is perfect. I usually make yogurt at home so i’ll def give this a try. 🙂
It’s so delicious! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
I tried Kefir when I was in Russia for the first time and loved it. Love both sweet and salty lassi too. This looks great Salma and perfect for summers 🙂
i love lassi and my kids would totally love it if i stopped being lazy and made them some! thanks for sharing this recipe Salma!
Anytime Sarah!I hope your kids like it, and it’s so easy, you can totally still be lazy and make it 😉
I love Lassi, salted or sweetened. Never had anything with greek yogurt before, this looks yum!
It’s so yum Surekha, you should try it!
I actually tried Kefir the other day not knowing what it was lol…all I know is it was really yummy! Love how quick and simple this recipe is, will need to try this for the warm weather coming up!
I hope you enjoy it Tash!
I love lassi! Hands down one of my favorite summer treats, in NY or in India!
this is going to be my sehri tonight 🙂 sounds like the perfect thing to get me through a long fast!
It totally is Sarah! I hope you enjoy it.