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Lassi ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a yogurt–based beverage with a smoothie-like consistency.<ref name="milk">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="vijs">Template:Cite book</ref> It has been called "the most popular and traditional yogurt-based drink" in India.<ref name="etiq">Template:Cite book</ref> It has also been described as the form in which yogurt "is most cherished and unbeatably popular in [...] Punjab", its "best-loved summer drink", and "the air conditioner of the Punjab".<ref name="knowledge">Template:Cite book</ref>
Lassi originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.<ref name="etiq"/> The word 'lassi' means yogurt mixed with water in Punjabi and Hindi-Urdu.<ref name="milk"/><ref>Template:Cite Dictionary.com</ref>
Lassi is prepared by blending yogurt, water, and spices. In Punjab, the yogurt is traditionally made from water buffalo milk.<ref name = "knowledge"/> However, variations of lassi can be prepared in different ways. Cumin and cardamom are the most common spices added to lassi.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lassi is traditionally served in a clay cup known as kulhar.<ref name=":0" />
VarietiesEdit
Namkin / Namkeen lassiEdit
Namkin or namkeen (salty) lassi is made by adding salt, black pepper, cumin, and sugar to the yogurt-water mixture.<ref name="milk"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Lassi masalewalEdit
Lassi masalewal (spicy lassi) is made by adding ingredients such as almonds, ginger, green chilies, and pistachios to namkin lassi.<ref name="milk"/>
Meethi lassiEdit
Meethi (sweet) lassi is made by adding cardamom, rosewater, and saffron to the yogurt-water mixture.<ref name="milk"/><ref name = "etiq"/>
Bhang lassiEdit
Bhang lassi is a cannabis-infused drink that contains bhang, a liquid derivative of cannabis, which has effects similar to other eaten forms of cannabis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is legal in many parts of India and mainly sold during Holi, when pakoras containing bhang are also sometimes eaten. Uttar Pradesh is known to have licensed bhang shops, and in many places, one can buy bhang products and drink bhang lassis.<ref>Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Collection 2, Episode 5; Final Segment.</ref>
OthersEdit
Fruits such as mangos and strawberries may be added to the yogurt-water mixture to yield, for example, mango lassi and strawberry lassi.<ref name = "milk"/><ref name = "etiq"/>
GalleryEdit
- Fatfreelassi.jpg
Lassi served in a restaurant.
- Mint lassi.jpg
Mint lassi
- Bhang lassi (3304878869).jpg
Bhang lassi
- Patiyala Lassi.jpg
Lassi served in a brass cup in Patiala
- Odia style Lassi-Puri-Odisha-IMG 9776.jpg
A style of lassi from Odisha
See alsoEdit
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ReferencesEdit
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