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Meethi Lassi Recipe

میٹھی لسی بنانے کا طریقہ

Thick Lahori-style sweet lassi: chilled full-fat yogurt churned with sugar, ice and a splash of milk until frothy, topped with a spoon of cream.
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Prep

10 min

Cook

0 min

Total

10 min

Serves

3

Difficulty

Easy

Spice

Mild

In Punjab, sweet lassi is a breakfast and sehri staple, served in tall steel glasses so thick it barely pours. Lahore's lassi shops churn full-fat yogurt with sugar and ice using a wooden madhani until it froths, then crown it with a slab of malai. Good, fresh, not-too-sour yogurt is everything here.

Ingredients

3 servings

For 3 servings

Measures

Method

  1. Put the yogurt, sugar, salt and cardamom in a deep jug or blender and blend or churn until smooth and the sugar has dissolved.

  2. Add the ice and cold milk and blend in short bursts, or churn hard with a madhani, until a thick froth forms on top.

    ⏱ 2 min

  3. Taste and add more sugar or a splash of milk if it is too thick. Stir in the rose water if using.

  4. Pour into tall glasses with the froth on top and finish each with a spoon of cream or malai. Serve at once.

Tips for the best result

  • Use yogurt set the day before; day-old yogurt that has turned sour makes a sharp, thin lassi.
  • For peray wali lassi, crumble a milk pera or a spoon of khoya over the cream.

Common mistakes

  • Adding too much milk or water. Lahori lassi should be thick enough to coat the glass.
  • Over-blending with lots of ice. The lassi becomes watery once the ice melts; use short bursts.

How to serve

Serve chilled with aloo paratha or halwa puri, or on its own at sehri.

Storing and reheating

Drink fresh. It can be kept covered in the fridge for a few hours; whisk again before serving.

Nutrition and cost

Worked out from the ingredients, not measured in a lab. Treat both as a rough guide.

Per serving Estimate

Calories
265kcal
Protein
9g
Fat
13g
Carbs
29g
Fibre
0g
Sodium
210mg

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2018), public domain values for the raw ingredients (100% of the recipe by weight had data). Deep-frying oil is counted at 20%; bones and water lost in cooking are not subtracted, so bone-in and fried dishes can read high. Not medical advice. Method

Cost per servingEstimate

≈ Rs 64

Whole dish ≈ Rs 190 · 95% of ingredients by weight priced

From the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics weekly SPI, week ended 29 Oct 2026. Spices, herbs and some vegetables are not in the SPI and are left out unless you add your price, so the real cost is a little higher. How this works

Meethi Lassi: questions people ask

Is lassi good for sehri?

Yes. Yogurt is filling and cooling, which is why lassi is a sehri tradition in Punjab. Keep it lightly sweet or have namkeen lassi instead.

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Read this recipe in Urdu: میٹھی لسی بنانے کا طریقہ

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