~201 cal · 6g protein · 26g carbs · 8g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Tall tumbler of frothy sweet lassi
🇵🇰 Lahore (Punjab)
In Lahore, lassi is serious business: thick buffalo-milk yogurt is churned with sugar, water, and often a spoon of cream and malai until frothy, then poured into towering metal tumblers topped with foam. Sweet, cooling, and filling, it is the classic accompaniment to a heavy Punjabi breakfast.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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3 cups thick plain yogurt (dahi)
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1/3 cup sugar
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1 cup cold water
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to serve ice
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2 tbsp cream (malai), to top
Instructions
1
Whisk or blend the yogurt with the sugar and cold water until completely smooth and frothy.
2
Taste and adjust the sweetness to your liking.
3
Pour over ice into tall tumblers.
4
Top each with a spoon of cream and serve immediately while foamy.
Lahori breakfast tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Lahore (Punjab). "He who hasn’t seen Lahore hasn’t lived" — or eaten karahi.
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Pakistan. Karahi smoke and Mughal-era richness along the Indus.
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Asia. From street-cart woks to slow monastery kitchens.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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