[3] The word lassi means yogurt mixed with water in Punjabi and Hindi-Urdu.

[6] Namkin or Namkeen (salty) lassi is made by adding salt, black pepper, cumin, and sugar to the yogurt-water mixture.

[1] Meethi (sweet) lassi is made by adding cardamom, rosewater, and saffron to the yogurt-water mixture.

[8] It is legal in many parts of India and mainly sold during Holi, when pakoras containing bhang are also sometimes eaten.

[1][3] In 2013, a group of IIT Kharagpur students lobbied Google to name its next Android version Lassi.