Thin lassi, slightly astringent. Cooling pungent mint mixes with sour. Perhaps a sauce over rice pulao with saffron and lavender? Or a dressing for a salad or salty tortilla chips? A drink on it's own for midday.
Ayurveda Notes (help)
Mint helps cool the yogurt for pitta types.
Dosha: Vata- Pitta- Kapha+
Quality: Heavy, Light, Sharp, Soft, Heating, Cooling, Oily, Dry, Congestive, Rough, Dense, Liquid, Hard, Gross, Mobile, Subtle, Cloudy, Sticky, Clear
Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent
Recipe Hints
A lassi is simply equal parts yogurt and water blended, usually with some digestive spices, in this case mint.
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