Salted Lassi 🥛 Punjabi Style 🇮🇳 (Namkeen Lassi)

Description

Refreshing, lightly savory yogurt drink with roasted cumin and mint — cooling, frothy, and insanely thirst-quenching 🧊🌿.
Hook: 3-minute blender lassi with café foam ⚡

Ingredients

• 🥛 Plain full-fat yogurt, chilled: 300 ml (1¼ cups / 10 fl oz)
• 💧 Cold water (or soda water for extra fizz): 150–200 ml (⅔–¾ cup / 5–7 fl oz)
• 🧂 Fine salt: ¼–½ tsp (1.5–3 g), to taste
• 🌿 Roasted cumin powder: ½ tsp (1.5 g)
• ⚫ Black pepper, a pinch (optional)
• 🌿 Fresh mint leaves, chopped: 1 tbsp (3 g)
• ❄️ Ice cubes: 4–6
• 🍋 Lemon juice (optional brightness): 1–2 tsp (5–10 ml)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Add 🥛 yogurt, 💧 water/soda, 🧂 salt, 🌿 cumin, ⚫ pepper (if using), and 🍋 lemon (optional) to a blender.
2. 2️⃣ Blend 30–40 s until frothy. Add ❄️ ice and pulse a few times.
3. 3️⃣ Pour into a chilled glass and top with 🌿 mint.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 3 min

⏳ Total: 3 min

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