DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Lassi
Also known as: Lassi, sweetened
A chilled Punjabi yogurt drink, churned with water and sugar and scented with green cardamom.
About Lassi
This profile uses a Punjabi sweet lassi: fresh yogurt churned with water and sugar, with green cardamom providing the selected aromatic note.
It tastes cool, creamy and gently tangy, with rounded sweetness and a fragrant cardamom finish.
The drink is pale, smooth and frothy, served chilled without the heavier optional butter, cream, saffron or nut toppings.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Lassi
Punjabi Sweet Lassi.
- Plain yogurtCreamy cultured base
- WaterThins the yogurt to a drinkable consistency
- SugarSweetens the drink
- Green cardamomFragrant selected flavouring
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Plain yogurt:
- Water:
- Sugar:
- Green cardamom:
Recipe-specific unresolved details
- Commercial plain-yogurt formulation varies by brand; Milk is confirmed.
Origins & food traditions
The selected source identifies lassi as a yogurt drink popular in Punjab and North India and provides a complete sweet Punjabi version based on yogurt, water, sugar and cardamom.
Countries
- India
- IndiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Indian Cuisine
- Punjabi Cuisine