Wait, What? Padma Lakshmi’s Quick And Easy Pie Recipe Is Made With Lassi

Padma Lakshmi is a celebrated host of the television cooking show ‘Top Chef’ and an ardent foodie. The 50-year-old often posts videos of herself on social media cooking various types of cuisines. From the humble traditional south Indian curd rice to a hearty lentil curry, Padma Lakshmi shares easy and simple home-cooked Indian dishes with her fans and followers all the time. Now, Padma Lakshmi has posted a video showcasing her delicious pie recipe. Unlike traditional pie’s made using a host of ingredients like eggs, milk, butter, and sugar, Padma’s recipe is quick to make. Padma used an unconventional and simple ingredient to make the filling of her pie – lassi.

Padma Lakshmi shared the video on her Instagram page. In the caption alongside the video, she wrote, “When it’s so hot I can’t even bake, I make this healthy sweet treat. Some put things like condensed milk or extra but honestly this quick version works brilliantly and makes a great breakfast too.”

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 To make Padma Lakshmi’s yogurt berry pie, you will need the following ingredients:

For the pie crust:

1 ½ cups of Graham crackers or digestive biscuits

6 tablespoons of butter

2 tablespoons of granulated sugar

Method:

Crush your crackers or biscuits and put the pieces into a mixer. Add in softened butter and sugar. Blend until the mixture is a smooth sand-like texture. Pour into a pie tray or any deep dish and press it down to take the shape of the dish. Ensure there are no gaps in the mixture. Freeze the crust for a couple of hours so it gets firm.

For the pie filling:

Thick dahi lassi with a little sugar (you can use flavoured lassi or plain)

Blueberries

Raspberries

Blackberries

Method:

Once the pie crust has chilled and gotten firm, pour the lassi on top of the crust. Decorate with the berries in any manner you like. Freeze the pie for 8 hours or overnight. After the pie has frozen, cut a slice and enjoy. Ensure you put the pie back in the freezer or else it will fall apart.

Previously, Padma Lakshmi shared her version of a traditional south Indian curd rice recipe on Instagram. The dish, which is also known as thayir sadam, was tempered with curry leaves and pomegranate seeds.

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