Non-alcoholic · what they actually drink here · Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Borhani
Make Bangladeshi Borhani, a non-alcoholic Bangladesh favorite, with exact quantities and a clear step-by-step method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 8 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Zero proof
Ingredients
- 5 oz (150 ml) plain yogurt
- 2 oz (60 ml) cold water
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) chopped mint
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) chopped coriander
- 0.25 tsp (1.25 ml) mustard powder
- 0.25 tsp (1.25 ml) ground cumin
- 1 pinch (0.3 ml) black salt
Garnish
Small mint sprig
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and chill the yogurt and water.
- 2Blend the yogurt, cold water, mint, coriander, mustard powder, cumin, black salt and measured ice for 20 seconds until smooth and lightly frothy.
- 3Taste for salt, then pour into the highball glass without adding more ice.
- 4Finish with a small mint sprig and serve immediately.
The story behind Bangladeshi Borhani
Borhani is a savory Bangladeshi yogurt drink strongly associated with Dhaka, weddings, iftar tables and rich meals. Mint, coriander, mustard and black salt give it the appetite-awakening flavor people actually recognize locally.