Piyush Drink Recipe

What is the difference between Piyush drink and Lassi

At first glance, Piyush and Lassi seem to be the exact same drink. However, Piyush is a rich creamy drink  made from shrikhand and is thicker and sweeter than lassi. It is from the area of Gujarat and Maharashtra Sweet Lassi is a Punjabi speciality and is made purely from yogurt, sugar and milk. It is often served with white butter on the top. It can then take on many different flavours, such as caramel lassi, rose lassi, mango lassi, just to name a few.

Piyush Drink Recipe

For this recipe, you don’t have to go out and buy ready made Shrikhand, but if you have these few ingredients in the kitchen, you can make Piyush lassi instantly. I like to use up left-over shrikhand. Delicious and irresistible Easy and quick Serve as a snack or dessert Takes away hunger pangs

What goes in Piyush Drink

1. Full fat greek yogurt (or hung curd) – greek yogurt has moderate sour and sweet flavours thus it suits so well for this recipe. Homemade yogurt works too
2. Double or whipping cream
3. Whole milk or use buttermilk
4. Nuts such as almond – pistachio flakes
5. Saffron strands (kesar) which provides a light yellow colour
6. Cardamom powder
7. Sugar

How to serve Piyush

Piyush is best served alongside spicy indian curries as a cold drink. Some of my favourite spicy curries is authentic chana masala We served it with crispy Maru style Bhajiyas.

What can I use instead of greek yogurt?

You may use any plain full fat yogurt for this recipe. You can make homemade hung curd. Simply spoon yogurt into a muslin cloth and form a tight knot. Keep a strainer with a bowl underneath to catch the whey. Do this for 15 -20 min

I don’t have cream, what else can I use instead?

You may use malai instead of cream.

How long can I store Piyush?

We kept our piyush in the fridge for around 5 days in an airtight container to prevent the smell of the fridge settling in the drink. Keep away from strong flavours. Just mix through again before serving in case the drink has separated. We used our leftover Piyush in flavouring our Marwari Dum Aloo (instead of adding sugar and yogurt) to give it a real royal flourish!

How to make Piyush Lassi step by step

Follow the stepwise pictures for the best piyush

1. In a big bowl take double cream.
2. Whisk using a wired whisk until fluffy and creamy.
3. Add sugar, yogurt, saffron and cardamom powder.
4. Blend everything using a whisk.
5. Add milk and whisk again till you get smooth and silky lassi.
6. Add slivered nuts, chill and serve in serving glasses. You can also use an electric blender.