Buttermilk Masala
By: meenohara
Published: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 11:38am

Ingredients




Ingredients:
1 inch of ginger chopped
1/2 teaspoon shahjeera
1 teaspoon pepper
1 sprig of curry leaves
1/2 cup chopped coriander
1/2 cup chopped mint
1 teaspoon sendha namak
for tempering:
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
of asafoetida

Preparation

1 Blend the first four ingredients in mixer to a fine paste without adding water, add coriander, mint and salt and blend again just for uniform mixing. 2 Season the mixture with the tempering ingredients. 3 All ingredients in the masala are good digestives. 4 Oil and salt serve the purpose of preservation too. 5 Mix 3tsp with 400ml of buttermilk.

About


Buttermilk is an important part of an Indian meal. Depending on the ratio of curd to water ratio and separation of whey from curds, there are four types of buttermilk. Accordingly the names vary too.
  The probiotic enzymes in buttermilk help in digesting the meal.