Get a fruity blast with Strawberry Lassi
Strawberry lassi is a popular Indian yogurt-based drink with fresh strawberries, yogurt and sugar as main ingredients. It is typically served as a refreshing summer drink and can also be flavored with spices such as cardamom or saffron that usual lassi have.
- 1/2 cup stawberries (chopped)
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cream (Or Replace 1/2 cup milk)
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt/ curd (not sour)
- First place chopped strawberries, with sugar in a blender. Grind smoothly.
- Top it with cream/ milk and curd and blend until frothy. Transfer to a chilled serving glass.
As far as I know, I have never ever thought there is lassi in this flavour until I saw in a restaurant menu. Noted that in to-try list along with strawberry cake, strawberry cream recipe and decided to buy strawberries.
If you love lassi, do try the king of all, mango lassi recipe or refreshing cucumber mint lassi in my website.
What is Strawberry Lassi?
Strawberry Lassi is a popular Indian drink made from Indian curd (plain yogurt), sugar, and fresh strawberries. It is a refreshing and healthy drink that is perfect for hot summer days.
How is it made?
The ingredients are blended together to create a smooth, rich and creamy texture, with a sweet and tangy flavor.
Serve it cold, chilled in a tall glass preferably, immediately once you blend.
Strawberry lassi is often garnished with fresh strawberries or mint leaves for added flavor and aesthetic appeal.
I used one box for cake and remaining used in my breakfast. Reserved some for trying out lassi. For couple of days I could not make it and when I was ready, there wasn't much curd to make lassi.
I hope many would relate to this situation of missing one ingredient when other is there.
You may also like my sweet lassi recipe or if you love this pink, am sure you would like rose lassi as well.
Strawberries - You can use both fresh strawberries when in season or the frozen ones.
Yogurt - I used naturally set homemade curd, feel free to use plain yogurt or even better, greek yogurt.
Cream or milk - Though this is lassi, no one likes over tart tasting lassi. It has to be balanced with cream (something like cooking cream which is not too high in fat content like that is in whipping cream) or milk.
Sugar - You can use any sweetener, white sugar or natural sweeteners like honey, agave etc.
You can also add a pinch of salt if it's tasting flat and other flavoring ingredients like cardamom, rose water and saffron.
Why my strawberry lassi is watery?
Make sure to use full fat yogurt or greek yogurt for best results. If you are crushing ice along, make sure to use less or blend longer so that it thickens the drink.
Can I use Frozen strawberries for making lassi?
Definitely yes! Just make sure to thaw by moving from freezer to fridge an hour prior, to make blending easier.
What can I substitute for curd/ Yogurt to make it vegan?
You can use coconut cream for cream and plain unsweetened coconut yogurt for dairy substitute.
