How to Make Gud Lassi: The body will remain as cool as ice even in 45 degree heat, make Lassi by adding chilled mint to curd.

Thick and cold lassi: A surefire and traditional solution to avoid extreme heat and heat wave is jaggery and mint lassi. When the body starts feeling unwell in 45 degree temperature, then this desi drink gives instant relief to your stomach and keeps the body as cool as ice from inside. The use of jaggery in place of sugar makes it very healthy and mint gives it a great refreshing flavour.

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Ingredients

To make this thick and cool lassi, take two cups of fresh curd (full cream and chilled in the refrigerator), three to four tablespoons of jaggery (finely grated or powdered), 12-15 fresh mint leaves (washed well), half a teaspoon of cumin powder, four to five ice cubes, and half a cup of cold water (to set the consistency).

Easy method of making Lassi (Step-by-Step Method)

First of all, add fresh mint leaves, grated jaggery and two spoons of water in a blender jar. Now blend it well so that mint and jaggery mix together. After this, put cold curd taken out from the fridge in the same jar and also add black salt and roasted cumin powder. Now run the mixer only for 20 to 30 seconds, keeping in mind that the curd should not leave the butter, so do not rotate it too much. Apart from this, you can also churn the lassi with a churner (mustard) to get a thick and foamy texture and traditional taste.

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After doing this your lassi will be ready. Now put ice cubes in glass glasses. Then pour prepared foamy lassi on top. To make this lassi more attractive, sprinkle a pinch of roasted cumin powder on top and garnish with fresh mint leaves. In this way your wonderful jaggery-mint lassi is ready.

How does it keep the body cool?

The probiotics present in curd calm the heat in the stomach and strengthen the digestion process. Mint naturally contains menthol, which quickly reduces body temperature and gives a feeling of freshness. Jaggery is an excellent alternative to refined sugar, which gives instant energy without causing any harm to the body and removes fatigue caused in summer.