Yogurt Lassi with Seasonings

Name: Yogurt Lassi with Seasonings
Yield: makes 1 1/2 cups and serves 1 as a long drink and 2¿3 as small appetizer drinks
Ingredients: 1 cup plain yogurt (preferably Greek or acidophilus yogurt); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2–1 fresh hot green chili (such as bird’s-eye); 7–8 fresh curry leaves or 2–3 fresh basil leaves; One 1/3-inch slice fresh ginger, peeled and chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

December 9, 2011

I like to refrigerate this lassi, covered, with all the seasonings in it, for a couple of hours. Then I strain and serve it. It is particularly good at the very start of a meal, served in tiny glasses to whet the appetite. (You may also strain and serve it as soon as it is made, with a couple of ice cubes. The flavors will be mellower.) You can easily double or triple the recipe.

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