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Pistachio Lassi

Published: May 3, 2020 · Modified: May 11, 2020 · This blog uses cookies and may contain ads or affiliate links. See this page for more details · 11 Comments

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Fresh, sweet and refreshing a pistachio lassi is a great drink for cooling you down after a spicy curry or just a warm day. At its core, a Lassi is like an Indian smoothie or Indian milkshake. Rich and creamy, but cool and flavourful. 

Indian Pistachio Lassi in a tall glass

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Having a spicy meal, or is it a really hot day? Forget sugary soda and calorific beer (although both are tasty). Switch it up with this sweet and fresh inspired by India pistachio lassi.

When is it time to drink a Lassi? Well anytime, but as a plain Lassi is yogurt mixed water the result is going to be a cooling drink that does wonders if you are in hot weather or just had a spicy dish that a Lassi could be the drink you are looking for. 

I wanted a Lassi that is cooling, but also something that has some sweetness that allows it to almost be a light dessert drink. In this case, I’ve added pistachios and some sparkling water. Blitzing the yogurt with ice gives you cold concoction. Mix with the sparkling water for a frothy drink, topped with some beautiful pistachios. 

Ingredients

  • Ice
  • Plain yogurt
  • Pistachios
  • White sugar
  • Milk
  • Ground Cardamom

Instructions

  1. In a blender blitz tbsp the pistachios, removing 1/2 tbsp for garnish
  2. Add to the blender the yogurt, ice, sugar, cardamom, and milk until the mixture becomes frothy. 
  3. Pour mixture in tall glasses and top with remaining crushed pistachios.

Equipment

  • A good blender
  • Highball glasses

Tips and Variations

How to make a plain lassi

If you aren’t keen on pistachio, leave these out to make a plain lassi. I personally would leave in the cardamom, but you can also omit for a cool yogurt drink.

Make a sparkling lassi

Change half the milk for sparkling water. Add this at the end (not in the blender!)

Can I make this lassi vegan?

After some research at Active Vegetarian, I believe you can make this lassi vegan. Use a vegan yogurt, and change the milk for either water or a non-dairy alternative. To make it a pistachio lassi, I would recommend you still stick with a plain flavour of vegan yogurt. Check out this list from PETA for some ideas of branded vegan yogurt.

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Recipe

Indian Pistachio Lassi in a tall glass

Pistachio Lassi

Matt
Fresh, sweet and refreshing a pistachio lassi is a great drink for cooling you down after a spicy curry or just a warm day. At its core, a Lassi is like an Indian smoothie or Indian milkshake. Rich and creamy, but cool and flavourful. 
5 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 74 kcal

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cup Plain yogurt
  • 1 Cup Ice cubes Crushed
  • 2 tsp White sugar
  • 2 tbsp Pistachios Crushed
  • 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1/4 tsp Ground cardamom

Instructions
 

  • In a blender blitz tbsp the pistachios, removing 1/2 tbsp for garnish
  • Add to the blender the yogurt, ice, sugar, cardamom, and milk until the mixture becomes frothy.
  •  Pour mixture in tall glasses and top with remaining crushed pistachios.
Keyword indian, pistachio, smoothie, spices, Yoghurt, yogurt
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Comments

  1. Neil says

    May 04, 2020 at 10:01 am

    I’ve heard of a Lassi before. Indeed I do have a recipe in one of my Indian cookbooks, but I’ve never made it or tried it before Matt. It always looked complicated. This one you’ve made, looks much easier. Must give this a try one day. Thanks!

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  2. David @ Spiced says

    May 04, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    The timing on this one is perfect, Matt! We had an unusually warm day here yesterday, and the thought of a cold lassi sounds awesome. Laura is also obsessed with all things pistachio, so I might have to make this as a surprise for her…and me. 🙂

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  3. Vanessa says

    May 05, 2020 at 5:22 pm

    I have only had a mango lassi before. I love this variation – creamy and delicious combo?

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  4. Joyce says

    May 05, 2020 at 5:22 pm

    I’m more familiar with mango lassi but pistachio sounds great. It’s an awesome choice for ice cream so I can totally picture it in this drink!

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  5. julia says

    May 05, 2020 at 5:28 pm

    I’ve never ever tired lassi before. This one looks and sounds so refreshing. Perfect for spring and summer.

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  6. Sabrina says

    May 05, 2020 at 8:00 pm

    Yum! I lived on lassi drinks in Thailand but never knew how to make them. I live the cardamom in this one, refreshing and rich too. Thanks!

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  7. Leanne says

    May 07, 2020 at 9:03 pm

    It does look quite creamy and refreshing! I always have pistachios on hand so I can definitely see myself enjoying one of these for dessert or even breakfast!

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  8. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

    May 08, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    I’ve only ever had mango lassi, but pistachio would be delicious!! Looks absolutely refreshing and delicious, Matt! Pistachios are totally underrated in my opinion!

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  9. NANCY WU says

    May 09, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    I’ve never tried Lassi before but I love the sound of pistachios! Can’t wait to try this!

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  10. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says

    May 10, 2020 at 12:34 am

    I’ve got to give this a try Matt! I’ve seen recipes for mango lassies, but not for pistachio. I bet my husband would love it. He’s a big pistachio fan!

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  11. Kelly Neil says

    May 18, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    Oh my goodness everything about this sounds perfect, and I especially love the addition of cardamom. Great summer recipe!

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