Throughout India, creamy, chilled lassis are the go-to beverage for cooling off during the warmer months. To make them, milk or water-thinned yogurt is blended with ingredients such as ripe mangoes or, as in this recipe, rose water and strawberries. This recipe first appeared in the tablet edition of our August/September 2014 special India issue.
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain, full-fat yogurt
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1⁄2 cup whole milk
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 tsp. rose water
- 10 strawberries, hulled, plus slices for garnish
- Vanilla ice cream or heavy cream, for topping (optional)
Instructions
Step 1
- Purée yogurt, ice, milk, sugar, rose water, and strawberries in a blender until smooth. Pour into glasses and top with 1–2 tbsp. ice cream or heavy cream if you like; garnish with sliced strawberries.
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