Buttermilk recipe | Spiced buttermilk recipe | Chaas masala recipe

Buttermilk recipe | Spiced buttermilk recipe | Chaas masala recipe

Chaas or buttermilk recipe – This is one of the popular summer cooler made with yogurt, made all over India with some variations. Buttermilk is not only a cooling drink but also aids in digestion. Hence many people have it with their meals. Buttermilk is also served in traditional thali meals in many restaurants.

This is a plain chaas recipe. sometimes when I don’t have much time, I make this plain salted chaas. The chaas is only flavored with roasted ground cumin and black salt or Kala namak.

In north India, usually salted chaas is taken whereas in some parts of India masala chaas is more popular. You can make masala chaas by adding few spices. The spices and herbs which are often added in spiced chaas are asafoetida, fennel, ginger juice, curry leaves or coriander leaves etc. They all help in the digestion of food. 

Buttermilk recipe | Spiced buttermilk recipe | Chaas masala recipe-

Steps-

1. Take a bowl.
2. Add 10 leaves mint ( pudina).
3. Few coriander.
4. 1 green chilli.
5. 1 inch ginger.
6. 1 cup thick curd ( yogurt).
7. Generous pinch hing ( asafoetida).
8. Salt to taste.
9. 1/4th tsp cumin powder (jeera).
10. 1 tsp lemon juice ( optional).
11. 1 cup water.
12. Blend frothy.
13. Pour into a jar.
14. Add 10 ice cubes.
15. Take a pan.
16. Add 1 tsp ghee (clarified butter).
17. 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin).
18. Few curry leaves.
19. Splutter.
20. Temper in the jar.
21. Mix well.

Buttermilk recipe | Spiced buttermilk recipe | Chaas masala recipe is ready!!