When it is summer, it’s always good to keep your body cool from inside. Drinking buttermilk is one way to do so. Being south Indian, we drink neer mor often. But these days for a change often have salted lassi as we both love the flavour. I have roasted cumin powder (bhuna jeera) always, so it’s really handy for me to add black salt, cumin powder and have the flavourful drink. I had one organic cucumber sitting in fridge for few days and I was thinking to try this one for a change. Got fresh mint too, so added it to the lassi for refreshing taste. Vj is not a big fan of cucumber so I had myself all 😁.
Other summer drinks : Masala chaas, Masala coke, Mango lassi, salted lassi, sweet lassi, masala mor, ice lemon tea
Cucumber mint lassi recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Drink
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 0 mins | Serves: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 0 mins | Serves: 2
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Ingredients
Yogurt/ curd – 2 cups
Cucumber – 1, small
Mint leaves – 2 tbsp, packed
Green chilli – 1 (optional)
Cumin seeds, roasted, powdered – 1/2 tsp
Black salt – 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida – a generous pinch
Salt – As needed
Cucumber – 1, small
Mint leaves – 2 tbsp, packed
Green chilli – 1 (optional)
Cumin seeds, roasted, powdered – 1/2 tsp
Black salt – 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida – a generous pinch
Salt – As needed
Method
- Place chopped cucumber, mint and chilli in the blender and grind it well.
- Add rest of the ingredients and blend well. Filter it if you do not like the texture of cucumber.
Notes
- You can add a piece of ginger and skip green chilli as green chilli would add heat to the lassi.
- Do not add more mint leaves as it will over power and a raw green smell will be there.
- Make sure to use clean ingredients as we are consuming raw.
- Use chilled curd and consume as soon as you prepare the lassi.
- I first did not filter, but I did not like the texture, so filter and had, then it was absolutely fine.
Best for summer as well as cool with cucumber and mint. 
Nandini Manjunath
April 30, 2016 at 12:05 pmRaks,some may not like mint taste.it can be replaced with ajwain leaves(omma leaves or thodipatrae leaves). Have prepared and good too.in vileparle(e)mumbai,a dharwad person sells masala Chas.he gave me the recipe
Nandini Manjunath
April 30, 2016 at 12:06 pmRaks,some may not like mint taste.it can be replaced with ajwain leaves(omma leaves or thodipatrae leaves). Have prepared and good too.in vileparle(e)mumbai,a dharwad person sells masala Chas.he gave me the recipe
BHUVANESWARI M
May 1, 2016 at 7:25 amTried and enjoyed. Refreshing and filling….