Mattha

Mattha or Spiced buttermilk is a cool and savory drink, an end product of making butter. In older days when people kept cows or buffaloes in their back yards (in India) for the family's milk requirements, surplus milk was first made into yoghurt and then churned with hand churners, to take the butter out. The liquid left over from this processes is called mattha or buttermilk. It is very good for soothing an upset stomach because it has lactobacilli and it is lower in fat than yoghurt, so lets gear up to prepare mattha.....

Ingrediends:-

1. 1 cup yogurt


2. 1 1/2 cups water


3. salt to taste




4. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds


5. thinly sliced pieces of ginger (optional)


6. 1 tsp fresh coriander leaves,


7. finely chopped


8. 1 tsp fresh mint leaves, finely chopped

Process:-

• Whisk yoghurt, water and salt together.


• Cover and chill.


• Heat a pan.


• Add cumin seeds and roast till they become aromatic.


• Pound coarsely with a rolling pin or pestle.


• Add to buttermilk along with ginger and chopped herbs.


• Allow flavors to blend for about five minutes and serve.