How to Make Sweet Lassi

Made with cold yogurt and flavoured here with sweet rose water. It is drunk mainly in northern India during the hot summer months. Rose water is a common ingredient in Indian desserts, and adds a sweet, perfumed aroma. Here are instructions for making sweet lassi.

Ingredients

• 1 green cardamom pod
• 3 1⁄3 fl oz (around 100 ml) natural unsweetened yoghurt
• 1 ½ tsp caster or demerara sugar
• 1 tsp rose water
• 6 ¾ fl oz (around 200 ml) cold water
• 4 mint leaves

Steps

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   Use the back of a spoon to gently crush a green cardamom pod, until it splits. Remove the seeds with your fingers, and throw away the outer case.
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   Put the cardamom seeds into a mixing bowl or jug, along with 100ml of unsweetened natural yoghurt, 1¹/₂ teaspoons of caster or demerara sugar, 1 teaspoon of rose water and 200ml of cold water.
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   Use a hand blender to blend the mixture into a smooth paste.
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   Pour into glasses. Garnish with a few mint leaves.