Ayran - Chilled Turkish Yoghurt Drink

Submitted by tantza

"A very refreshing, tasty and healthy Turkish drink, that not only kids will like."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups plain yogurt
• 2 cups carbonated water (Perrier plain)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin

directions

1. Mix well all ingredients in a blender.
2. Taste, you may want to increase the salt or lemon juice.
3. Chill.
4. Serve cool, like a beverage.

Reviews

[IRanForAyran]

It's not a bad starting point, but it was a bit runny and had too much cumin for my taste.<br/><br/>The ayran that I became accustomed to in the Adana area of Turkey seemed to be about half water, half yogurt and slightly salty. (This is a guess. I'm looking up ayran recipes because I don't know the exact ratios. I didn't find what I was looking for with this recipe.) I don't know if they used lemon juice, but I never saw cumin in it. <br/><br/>This recipe makes an interesting variation of it, but I'd use half the cumin and water. Keep the salt and lemon juice. <br/><br/>Naturally, my opinion is no more valid than any other, but I do think that the cumin will prove too strong for most readers.

 

[maubee]

We loved all slight variations of Ayran that we tried in Turkey, but this is much different than any of those. I used less cumin (~1 tsp) and it was still a really strong flavor. A more authentic version seems to be simply equal amounts water and yogurt with a bit of lemon and salt to taste.

 

[Missy Wombat]

I have no idea if it tastes like the real thing but it does taste good. The cumin is not overly intrusive and the lemon gives a nice refreshing citrus touch.