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Any resources of authoritative recipes? :) I was looking for the salty lassi, but Wikipedia didn't have the answer. Amazing!

You don't really find recipes on Wikipedia. The correct place would be Wikibooks. And in fact, I've just dug out a Cookbook on Lassi there conveniently :) Mar4d (talk) 12:18, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Salty

0.25L (1 cup) Full-Fat Yogurt
0.25L (1 cup) Chilled milk
1 teaspoon (4g) Cumin seeds
2 teaspoons Lemon juice
1/2 - 1 teaspoon (2-4g) Salt
0.1L (1/2 cup) Ice cubes
1/4 teaspoon Mint (finely crumbled, dried; optional)

Dry-roast cumin seeds by cooking them over low heat in small pan until you can smell the seasoning, about 2 to 3 minutes. Cool and grind. In blender, blend cumin seed powder with yogurt, milk, lemon juice, salt and ice cubes. Optionally scatter with crumbled mint. Serve chilled.

Makes 4 servings.

Sweet

A source says:

Sweet Lassi:

1 c plain full-fat yogurt
1 c water
1 tsp rosewater
dash lemon juice
dash nutmeg
pinch salt
splenda to taste (maybe 1 tb)

(should be cross-checked to other recipes; to avoid quoting a source. it was on a bulleting board with no licence.)

I wouldn't trust a recipe which mentions Splenda. It's not exactly traditional. Anyway, that'd be rose lassi, a kind of sweet lassi but not the only kind. Note that rosewater is sweet anyway. Jimp 19:11, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Measures

As far as I get the measures:

1 teaspoon = 4.8 grams
1 cup(liquid) = 0.24 Liters

Are they the same?

I don't know Indian lassi, but I think that the Turkish drink (I think the Turkish name is different, check at a döner kebap joint) is quite waterlike. Drinkin yoghourt (Dan'up brand by Danone) is thicker, like tomato sauce if that helps.

You are quite right, but the Turkish one is quite bland e.g. no sugar or salt. But it is called Ayran. But is a much "duller" drink compared to the Indian Lassi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.246.86 (talk) 23:49, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Buffalo Yoghurt

I got the distinct impression when I was in India, 30 years ago, that genuine Lassis were made with buffalo milk yoghurt.--Richardb43 16:59, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

that's probably accurate, but buffalo milk tends to have a meaty smell, which a lot of people dislike. i would think normal cow's milk is use more frequently. i haven't drawn up stats yet, but i'm in the process... (yeah, right). but in all my years in india, and all my years of drinking lassi, i've been pretty sure that i was drinking cow's milk. i hav confined myself to the cities though... maybe it's buffalo milk in rural areas.

Muahahha

I moved this to Mango Lassi. Now remember, don't make any more comments on general lassi, only on mango. Cool and oh yeah, Ahung is the smartest guy on earth. AHUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For more information on this absolute genius, go to User:Ahung

Revert

Mango lassi is a type of lassi and is not the only type of lassi. Make a seperate page for mango lassi if you wish, but don't automatically redirect Lassi to Mango Lassi. Sctele 21:30, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 18:34, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lassi - Indian? Pakistani?

There has been a change from "INdian" drink to "Pakistani" drink. Shouldnt this be made into a Punjabi drink? Since Punjab is also an ethnic region in both countries, this should be both correct and non-controversial. Am changing this back from Pakistani to Punjabi. Hope this is fine. Prashanthns (talk) 08:47, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have seen Lassi 'bar's in bombay in the late 1970s. So are people sure it originated in the Northern India?.

Also lots of South Indian Dosa places in London seem to sell Lassi. Actually, if you go to a Pak or North Indian restaurant it is not that common!. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.246.86 (talk) 23:51, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cow urine?

I heard that they now put cow urine in it. is this true?

Cow Urine was never put in it to begin with, are you thinking of this?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5707554.ece

--Elven6 (talk) 15:07, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stop changing it from Indian/Pakistani to Pakistani/Indian

The correct way is Indian/Pakistani- "I" before "P" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.88.15.63 (talk) 01:25, 11 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Punjabi

Noticed the recent tilt of the article towards regionalism (Punjab). Lassi is a common milk-based product hardly specific to any region in India (or broadly anywhere), Punjab is not where it "originated". What caught my attention was the mention that the word lassi has been borrowed from Punjabi into other Indian languages based on a passing mention in a cookbook, which is highly dubious, the word itself is of Prakrit origin from Sanskrit present in a multitude of local languages including Punjabi (but not exclusive to it) as clearly visible in Turner's comparative dict among numerous other lingual texts and literature.

The other mentions of Punjabi origin are similarly from passing-quotes from cookbooks. There is a reason we don't use cookbooks for relying on food history which is an entirely different field of its own (the unreliability highlighted by the errant etymology in the cookbook above). Another reason specific regions aren't mentioned for dish origins from India is because they are unlikely to be exclusive to any particular one and likely originated correspondingly, most of them fall-prey to regional one-upmanship of claimant titles. I have reverted these edits for these reasons. Gotitbro (talk) 22:43, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Pakistani should be included, it is not exclusively an Indian drink

As can be seen from the previous edits, when it mentioned it being a Pakistani drink, it has also originated in the Punjab region, which is split between Pakistan and India with the majority lying in Pakistan, respectively. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swordfish31 (talk • contribs) 02:39, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ram1751 Lassi is not exclusively Indian

Can you explain why Pakistan is being removed under false pretences of original research ? [1] This book among several others state it is popular in Pakistan and many of the sources suggest it originated in Punjab and it doesnt say Indian Punjab please try and remain neutral when editing just because you dislike Pakistan being mentioned even Bangladesh is mentioned in the category etc you have no basis for removing and your attempt to class it as original research does not hold water as sources clearly name Pakistan another source page 105 [2] clearly states Lassi is very popular in Pakistan to exclusively call it Indian is pure point of view pushing. BrowliaShim (talk) 16:33, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Neither of the reliable sources^[1]^[2] cited in support of the first sentence of this article state lassi is Pakistani. Both sources characterize lassi as Indian. If you wish to make the edit that lassi is also Pakistani, please add a supporting reliable source to the first sentence to this article. I am reverting your edit until reliable source(s) have been added.

Also please do not assume bad faith (see WP:AFG) in violation of Wikipedia guidelines. Thank you. Ram1751 (talk) 00:58, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@BrowliaShim@Ram1751I agree with OP. Pakistan most definitely have Mango Lassi on a national scale and level. You have travel articles mentioning that mango lassi is a popular drink there.[3] Frankly nobody actually knows the exact origin. For all you know, it may have originated in the mango rich areas in Pakistan. Nonetheless the article should not presume it belongs to only one country unless your source explicitly says it only belongs to one country. Everyone knows it's popular in both Pakistan and India. So to completely omit any mention of Pakistan or that it's popular there, is just wrong. Having said that, I found one article that states that it may have originated in an area that is now both divided between Pakistan and India. Which would explain why both nations have such prolific use of it.

It is believed that lassi originated in the Punjab region of India, which is now divided between India and Pakistan.[4]

49.180.207.59 (talk) 22:00, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Kurlansky, Mark (2018). Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 266.
^ Dhalwala, Meeru (2012). Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine. Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Limited. p. 191.

Spices or salt ?

Someone had added salt in the article but according to some information sites salt is not added . It is made with blending curd or yogurt with water or milk,sugar and a few spices or herbs. Hence it should be kept spices not salt according to me Self made theory (talk) 12:16, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not exclusively indian drink

Lassi is an Indian and Pakistani summer drink. Don't forget India and Pakistan used to be the same country before 1947 (not that long ago) so obviously a lot of things like Rogan josh and Lassi drinks are very widespread in both nations. It is impossible to pinpoint the exact origins, but what we do know is that Mango lassi is a popular drink in both India and Pakistan. So you can debate the origins but nobody denies that both India and Pakistan have their versions of this delicious mango-flavored yogurt drink called Lassi. Hence the Wikipedia page should mention that it's a refreshing beverage made with yogurt, mango pulp, sugar, and sometimes cardamom that is (POPULAR IN BOTH INDIA AND PAKISTAN). Such a statement is both true and doesn't presume the origin based on some biased nationalist source. Nobody really knows the origin and so neutrality in wording is needed here. 49.180.207.59 (talk) 21:45, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add the following to the varieties section:

Mango lassi: Made by adding mango to lassi was globally voted third most popular non-alcoholic beverage in 2024.^[1] 119.74.238.54 (talk) 20:06, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mango lassi already appears in the article in the Varieties -> Others section with citations to reliable sources.

Not done: Ram1751 (talk) 04:16, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ [https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/recipe/masala-chai-ranks-second-in-the-best-non-alcoholic-drinks-in-the-world-list-internet-reacts-101705560381701.html Masala Chai ranks second in the Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks in the World list.], Hindustan Times, 18 Jan 2024.

Racial Slur

As of recent the word "lassi" has been used against Sikhs and Punjabis as a racial slur. I beleive such a section should be used in order to educate individuals on how it can be used with a negative connotation. HennyProtector (talk) 23:39, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:ADVOCACY, "Wikipedia is not a venue for raising the visibility of an issue or agenda." - Ram1751 (talk) 22:25, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[milk-1] Kurlansky, Mark (2018). Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 266.

[vijs-2] Dhalwala, Meeru (2012). Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine. Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Limited. p. 191.

[3] [https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/recipe/masala-chai-ranks-second-in-the-best-non-alcoholic-drinks-in-the-world-list-internet-reacts-101705560381701.html Masala Chai ranks second in the Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks in the World list.], Hindustan Times, 18 Jan 2024.

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