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Ayran (Turkish Yogurt Drink)

Middle Eastern cuisines Ayran is a popular Turkish drink made of a yoghurt and water. The ayran made from sheep yoghurt has a quite thick taste, fatty but also delicious. It is very similar to the Iranian drink, doogh and Armenian drink, taan. Salt is usually added to ayran for flavour. It is served cool, and usually accompanies doner, kebab or pastry. Some

Ayran (Turkish Yogurt Drink) prepared recipe
PrepNot statedCook5 minServes1LevelEasy
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  • Read all 2 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 4 listed ingredients.
  • Set aside about 5 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.

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Method

  1. 01

    Pour yoghurt into a bowl and beat until smooth. Add water and continue beating until thoroughly blended. Alternatively, combine in an electric blender and blend until smooth.

  2. 02

    Season to taste with salt and dried mint. Chill thoroughly and serve in tall glasses, with ice.

Ready to serve

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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to E4024; view original image record .