Mattha | Indian spiced buttermilk
Mattha is a favourite Maharashtrian summer drink that is nothing but a spiced buttermilk. It is typically served after your meal as it helps to cools down the body and also improves digestion. Ingredients like ginger, cumin seeds that are known for its healthy benefits goes into this buttermilk along with yogurt. It is a perfect drink for warm days and can be whipped together quickly.
Ingredients
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 no green chilli small
- 1 inch long ginger
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- salt as per taste
- fresh green coriander for garnish
Instructions
- First of all, gather required ingredients.
- Chop ginger and chilli into small pieces; then roughly crush them along with cumin seeds and salt using mortar and pestle.
- Take a blender jar and tip everything into it. ie, yogurt, water, sugar, salt & crushed cumin seeds-chilli-ginger paste.
- Blend everything together just for few seconds or until it is well combined. You'll get wonderful froth over the top.
- Adjust sugar and salt as per the taste.
- Mattha or Buttermilk is ready.
- You can serve it with fresh chopped coriander and some optional ice cubes.
Notes
- You can adjust the consistency of buttermilk.
- Remove chilli seeds to tone down spiciness.
- You can replace cumin seeds with cumin powder. But I would recommend to use freshly ground cumin.
- Store it in the refrigerator before serving or serve immediately with ice cubes.