Papaya Lassi or Papaya and Yogurt Smoothie is a sweetened Yogurt drink made with Papaya and Cardamom. One of the best thirst quenchers for hot summer days.
After the month-long A to Z Blogging Marathon in April, I took a break in May to catch up with reading my fellow blogger's posts. I am back in June with my BM group with 4 marvelous themes for the month.
My first-week theme is to Pick 3 Asian countries and make recipes from that countries. When I was discussing the themes with my husband, he immediately came up with the idea of making drinks from 3 Asian countries. I liked his idea as drinks and beverages are something that I do not blog about often.
This is a great way, I could come up with 3 refreshing drinks for the blazing-hot summer months. We are just at the start of June and temperatures in Oklahoma are already close to 100 F. It is very humid and all we want is something cool and refreshing to drink.
The first country on my list is India and I made a very refreshing Papaya Lassi. One of my favorite lassi is this Lassi Patiala, which is a sweet lassi flavored with cardamom and saffron. The next one would be the Mango lassi, which is very popular here in the US.
The South Indian version of the Lassi, is the Neer Moru, which is a spiced buttermilk drink and is one of the best thirst quencher and heat reducers during the summer months.
Papaya Lassi | Papaya and Yogurt Smoothie, is a sweet yogurt drink with papaya. Papaya is one of the fruits that I have not eaten much. For some unknown reason, it is a fruit that I don't care much about. My husband insisted that I try this lassi with Papaya.
Not knowing much about how to choose the papaya fruit, I just randomly picked one. When the fruit ripened enough, I cut it and had a taste of it. That is when I realized that the fruit was not sweet at all, but had a good flavor.
My husband did not want to eat it as is and it became the perfect candidate for my Papaya and Yogurt Smoothie. I did add quite a bit of sugar as the fruit was very bland. If your papaya is sweet enough, adjust the sugar based on that.
I loved the flavor of cardamom along with papaya and the beautiful color of the lassi was enough to lure my boys to drink it. They were not crazy about it and would have preferred Mango Lassi or this delicious strawberry spinach smoothie instead.
Preparation time - 5 minutes
Cooking time - None
Difficulty level - Easy
Ingredients to make Papaya Lassi - Makes 2 Tall Glass
- Papaya (cubed) - 2 cups
- Plain yogurt - 1 cup
- Cardamom - 6 pods (seeds removed and crushed)
- Sugar - 6 tablespoon (adjust based on how sweet your papaya is)
- Ice cubes - few
Step by step process
- Chop the papaya into cubes and place them in the blender with sugar and crushed cardamom.
- I removed the cardamom seeds from the pod and discarded the skin. Then, I crushed the seeds to a powder and used it.
- Also, my papaya was very less sweet. Hence I used the sugar that was needed. You could always start with less sugar and add more if needed.
- Blend the papaya, sugar, and cardamom until smooth, and then add the yogurt and the ice cubes.
- Blend it on high until smooth and creamy and immediately pour it into tall glasses and serve.
- If serving later, keep the prepared lassi in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
More Summer drinks
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Papaya Lassi - Papaya and Yogurt Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups papaya cubed
- 1 cup Plain yogurt
- 6 pods Cardamom seeds removed and crushed
- 6 tablespoon Sugar adjust based on how sweet your papaya is
- Ice cubes few
Instructions
- Chop the papaya into cubes and place them in the blender with sugar and crushed cardamom.
- I removed the cardamom seeds from the pod and discarded the skin. Then, I crushed the seeds to a powder and used it.
- Also my papaya was very less sweet. Hence I used the sugar that was needed. You could always start with less sugar and add more, if needed.
- Blend the papaya, sugar and cardamom until smooth and then add the yogurt and the ice cubes.
- Blend it on high until smooth and creamy and immediately pour it into tall glasses and serve.
- If serving later, keep the prepared lassi in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Sowmya says
I don't like papaya but this lassi seems to be a lovely way to have them. Your pictures are gorgeous!!!
Padmajha PJ says
Never thought of adding papaya to lassi! Such a nice drink Sandhya. Eager to see the other two drinks that you have planned for this series.
Sharmila Kingsly says
Not a papaya lover but this is one love way to eat the healthy papaya..
Chef Mireille says
I dont like the mouthfeel of papaya it leaves an aftertaste for me - even ripe sweet papaya but I love the flavor of papaya so I always eat papaya ice cream, smoothies, jam and every possible way to enjoy papaya except for the fruit itself. I am sure I would love this lassi
Ritu Tangri says
Many a times this happens that when I buy papaya, that turns out to be bland and there is no taker in the family. This is a wonderful way to use that papaya in lassi.
Suja Ram says
Thats one amazing Lassi Sandhya. And your pics are too good, cant take my eyes off them!
Suma Gandlur says
A ripened papaya is not welcome at our home too though it is a healthy one. The drink looks creamy and delicious.
harini says
That is a fantastic combo. My kids don't like papaya and so it rarely comes home. So I will have to make this just for me 🙂
Vaishali says
Omg ! Fantastic idea to make papaya lassi ! And what beautiful clicks , loving the pretty peachish orange Color . Thinking out of the box makes the drink really unique , though cardamom will take the drink to another level .
Priya Suresh says
Just prefect to finish anytime of the day. I love papaya in salads and am sure this lassi will definitely tickle my tastebuds. Such a refreshing drink.
Gayathri Kumar says
That is a nice idea of adding papaya in lassi. Here the papaya we get is extremely sweet, so I guess I wouldn't need any sugar in the lassi.
Srivalli says
Wow now that is a fantastic twist Sandhya! Never heard of papaya being paired with curds. I love Mango Lassi but couldn't imagine other fruits...and picking up 3 different drinks sounds great..btw do send this for kids delight which is drinks if your kids liked it!
Renu says
Pictures are so crisp clear....the colour of the lassi is just wow...never thought of lassi with papaya... interesting share..
Varada says
Papaya is a favorite in our house but I would have never thought of making lassi with it. Love the beautiful color.
Nalini says
Papaya lassi looks so tempting and refreshing.Never tried lassi with papaya,must be delicious one.Will give it a try soon as my kids would love paadi.