When you’re enjoying the rich, spicy flavors of the food offered at Little India of Denver, make sure you wash your entrée down with a delicious lassi for a cool and refreshing experience. Offered in both sweet and salty flavors, our lassi will give you the traditional taste of India from the heart of downtown Denver, Colorado. Whether this is your first time trying the traditional Indian beverage or you are a lifelong fan, we can help you expand your palate and enjoy enticing new flavors.
Lassi
Lassi is a thick, creamy beverage similar to a smoothie. It has a yogurt base that is typically combined with milk or water for a creamier texture. Salty lassis are infused with a variety of spices, while sweet lassis contain various fruits in addition to spices such as cinnamon or cardamom. At Little India of Denver, our popular mango lassi is made with the following ingredients.
- Plain, non-fat yogurt
- Fresh diced mangos
- White sugar
- Whole milk
- A dash of spices
How Is Lassi Prepared?
Lassi is an easy beverage to prepare. You can enjoy this delightful beverage from home by tossing all of the ingredients into your blender and mixing it until smooth. You can also expand your tastes by selecting different types of lassis every time you visit Little India of Denver. Choose our savory lassis, which are usually thicker, to accompany the spicy flavoring of our food. Opt for sweet lassis such as our mango flavor for a more refreshing taste that will cleanse your palate and perfectly balance the spiciness of our traditional Indian dishes.
What Are the Characteristics of Lassi?
Salty and sweet lassis have vastly different tastes. They are each made of different ingredients, but the one thing they have in common is that they each have a yogurt base. Yogurt is what gives lassi its creamy texture. When mixed with milk and fruit for a sweet lassi, the result is a consistency similar to that of a milkshake. If the yogurt is blended with water and spices for a salty beverage, it has a thicker consistency similar to dough. Sweet lassis are cool and refreshing while salty lassis are more of a savory companion beverage to Indian food, but the yogurt base is the primary characteristic of the Indian beverage.
Is Lassi Healthy?
Unlike many popular beverages, lassi has several health benefits. It is made with mostly healthy ingredients and you can even substitute the sugar in a sweet lassi for a natural sweetener to improve the health benefits. Because yogurt provides the base for the beverage, it improves gut health and aids in digestion. Yogurt is full of healthy probiotics, so enjoying a lassi each day is a great way to boost your digestive system.
Yogurt and milk also contain significant amounts of calcium, which improves bone strength. The healthy ingredients in lassi have also been shown to prevent bloating and boost your immune system while helping your skin stay smooth and youthful. If you want to enjoy all of the benefits lassi has to over, trying drinking one for breakfast every morning. The healthy, protein-packed ingredients are enough to keep you full and satisfied by a breakfast you are sure to love.
Try Lassi at Little India
If you’re in Denver, Colorado, and want to experience traditional Indian Lassi for the first time, stop by Little India of Denver for a rewarding experience. Not only can you discover all of the delights that lassi has to offer, but our five-star restaurant offers a vast array of traditional Indian dishes from naan and Bombay Alu to chicken biryani and shrimp korma. Visit us today to get the complete Indian experience and sample delectable courses from across the globe.
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