This Indian yogurt-based drink is the perfect solution for how to get healthy protein and seasonal fruits into your day! Made with tangy yogurt, milk, sugar and spices, plus sweet blackberries – this blackberry lassi is undeniably refreshing!
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The Perfect Blackberry Lassi
Last week I asked my followers what should I make with all of the blackberries growing in my backyard. Should I make something sweet? Salty? A smoothie perhaps? Alas, the votes were quite mixed… so I decided to combine the best of all worlds with a drink I haven’t had since I was in India several years ago – I’m talking about lassi!
Lassi is a traditional Indian beverage made with yogurt, milk, fruit, and an assortment of spices. You’ll find this in most Indian restaurants, with mango lassi or salted lassi being the most common flavors. I’m going with blackberry today because they look so good soaking up the sun in my backyard!
Ingredients & Gear for this Blackberry Lassi Recipe
Lassi can made a number of ways, here’s what I recommend you’ll need to make this recipe:
Blackberries
I’m choosing blackberries because they’re seasonal. Feel free to swap this fruit for mango, strawberries, or just enjoy your lassi plain. I’ve included different flavor combination ideas down below.
Yogurt, or Milk Kefir
While yogurt is typical, I happen to have some milk kefir left over from a client shoot, so I’ll be using milk kefir instead. Feel free to swap dairy yogurt for non dairy yogurt (coconut yogurt sounds delish) or milk kefir.
Milk
Dairy or non dairy will work great.
Sugar
Can be swapped for honey, agave, maple syrup, etc. This can be added to suit your preferences or possibly omitted altogether if your fruit is sweet enough!
Salt
Optional. Some lassi is salted, some isn’t, it’s up to you!
Cardamom
Just one of many possible spice additions. I love cardamom, but cinnamon and/or cumin would work great too.
Blender
Here is one I recommend. A food processor will also work.
Strainer
To strain out the blackberry seeds.
Favorite Lassi Flavor Combinations
If blackberries aren’t your thing, or if you have other fruit seasonally available to you, never fear! Here are some of my favorite lassi flavor combinations:
- Strawberry with cinnamon and cardamom
- Mango with honey
- Masala lassi with masala spices and honey
- Chocolate lassi with crushed almonds
- Banana lassi with honey
Blackberry Lassi
Equipment
- 1 Blender or food processor
- 1 Strainer to remove seeds
Ingredients
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 cup yogurt or milk kefir
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tbsp sugar or honey, can be added to taste
- 1 tsp cardamom or to taste
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth.
- Run lassi through a strainer to remove seeds. Taste and adjust flavor as needed. Serve cold and enjoy!