Ayran, A turkish drink..

Ayran

Ayran is also known as doogh or tan. It is a cold yoghurt based beverage mixed with salt. It is a very popular drink in meditarian countries. The main ingredients of the dish are water and yoghurt. Ayran has also been described as 'dialuted yoghurt'. Ayran is served chilled and often as an accomplishment to grilled meat or rice especially during summer. It is a simple drink with yoghurt, water and salt. But there are some other variations of the dish. Some addmint leaves to it and some other add garlic along with mint leaves. It is a simple and easy drink to prepare.

We are at Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha for summer vacation. Here temperature is 40 degree Celsius. Every one in the family want to drink cold beverages to get rid of the hot sun. Ayran came to my mind as it is cold and light. One of my friend told me about Ayran. She said that it is like salted lassi what we have in India. She gave some lead regarding the recipe of the dish. I made it accordingly.. Here is the recipe of the dish..

Yoghurt- 1 1/2cup

Chilled Water- 1 glass (300ml)

Salt to taste

Garlic- 1pod

Mint Leaves- 15 to 20

Ice cubes- 8 to 10

In a blender jar add yoghurt, ice cubes, water, salt and mint leaves. Peel the garlic and crush a bit and add to the yoghurt. Blend it properly. Try to make it frothy. 

Serve it immediately including the froth..