Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, chaas recipe | masala chaas | masala lassi | smoked masala chach is a vegetarian Indian beverages made with curd / yogurt, mint / pudina, and ginger in about 4 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 2 minutes
- Cook time: 2 minutes
- Total time: 4 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: beverages
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cup curd / yogurt (chilled)
- 10 leaves mint / pudina
- 1 inch ginger
- ¾ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- ½ tsp pepper (crushed)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup water (chilled)
- 2 piece red-hot charcoal
- ¼ tsp cumin / jeera
- ¼ tsp ghee / clarified butter
- few ice cubes (for serving)
Method
- firstly, in a blender take 2 cup chilled curd.
- also add 10 leaves mint, 1 inch ginger, ¾ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp pepper and ½ tsp salt.
- add 1 cup water and blend to thick frothy later on top.
- now place a small cup in the centre and keep 2 pieces of red-hot charcoal.
- add in ¼ tsp cumin and pour ¼ tsp ghee.
- cover with aluminium foil and allow to rest for 2-3 minutes, or till aroma is infused into lassi.
- finally, serve masalaa lassi with few ice cubes garnished with few mint leaves.
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.
