Spicy Buttermilk Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	2 min
Total time	7 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

• 2 cups curd / yogurt (chilled)
• 1 green chilli (roughly chopped)
• 2 springs coriander leaves (roughly chopped)
• 1 inch ginger (roughly chopped)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 cups cold water
• 10 ice cubes
• salt to taste

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for tempering: (optional)

• 1 tsp oil / ghee
• ½ tsp urad dal
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp cumin seeds / jeera
• 1 dried red chilli
• pinch hing / asafoetida

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Instructions

1. roughly chop the ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves. keep aside.
2. now in a small chutney blender, blend coriander leaves, ginger and chilli along with 2 tsp of thick curd / yogurt.
3. blend to a smooth paste.
4. in a large blender add 2 cups of yogurt / curd and 1½ cup of cold water. blend well.
5. combine the ground masala with blended yogurt. add some salt and give a pulse. so everything gets mixed well
6. for tempering, heat oil / ghee in a small pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, red chillies and hing. when the seeds crackle pour the tempering over the buttermilk.
7. squeeze some lemon juice. garnish with coriander and lemon.

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Step-by-step

1. roughly chop the ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves. keep aside.
2. now in a small chutney blender, blend coriander leaves, ginger and chilli along with 2 tsp of thick curd / yogurt.
3. blend to a smooth paste.
4. in a large blender add 2 cups of yogurt / curd and 1½ cup of cold water. blend well.
5. combine the ground masala with blended yogurt. add some salt and give a pulse. so everything gets mixed well
6. for tempering, heat oil / ghee in a small pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, red chillies and hing. when the seeds crackle pour the tempering over the buttermilk.
7. squeeze some lemon juice. garnish with coriander and lemon.

notes:

• add more water if required to make masal buttermilk watery.
• you can make a lot of variations; add curry leaves, chat masala or pudina.
• drink masala chaas or serve with rice. it taste great.