Papita Lassi (Papaya Lassi)

Submitted by Dancer

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 6 glasses.

ingredients

• 1 cup papaya, ripe,diced,mashed well
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 cups chilled water
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 -5 sprigs mint
• ice cube

directions

1. Beat or blend yogurt, then add water and beat or blend again.
2. Add mashed papaya with all the seasonings.
3. Beat or blend again.
4. Pour in individual glasses.
5. Garnish with mint and serve cold.
6. If you want to make sweet papaya lassi, then omit salt, lime juice and pepper.
7. Add 2 tbsps sugar instead and flavour with rose water.

Reviews

[Missy Wombat]

I much prefer sweet lassis as a rule but this was great. The papaya sweetens the whole thing but it is nice to taste the pepper and the mint. Didn't even notice the salt.