Lassi meet baklava! This creamy, sweet yet refreshing baklava inspired lassi with pistachios, lemon, cinnamon and dairy-free yogurt is the perfect drink for cooling you down on a warm day. Think of it as an Indian milkshake with a Middle Eastern twist.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup non dairy milk, (I like oat milk or almond milk)
- 2 tablespoons raw pistachios, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons almond flour optional
- 6-7 dates
- Zest of ½ lemon
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup non-dairy yogurt (, I like kite hill plain almond milk yogurt)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or sugar (optional as needed)
Method
- Add the milk, nuts, almond flour and dates to a blender and blend for a minute then let it sit for 5 minutes and then repeat 3 or 4 times until all the nuts are well blended in.
- Then add yogurt, lemon zest and cinnamon and blend again.
- Taste and adjust flavor, add more maple syrup or sugar if you want it sweeter and blend again.
- Then pour it over in glasses at least ½ filled with ice cubes and serve. Optionally top the lassi with some chopped pistachios.
- This makes a really thick lassi. You can add ice cubes to the mixture when you add yogurt to blend some in so that it becomes a little lighter. Store: refrigerate in closed container for upto 3 days
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.