Spiced Buttermilk is a traditional Indian recipe for a classic drink of diluted buttermilk flavoured with chilli, ginger and curry leaves. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Spiced Buttermilk.
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This is a classic Indian drink of a mildly-spiced buttermilk. It's traditionally served chilled as a thirst quencher.
Ingredients:
250ml buttermilk
500ml water
6 curry leaves
3cm length of ginger, peeled and chopped
1 green chilli (optional)
pinch of asafoetida
1 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp oil
salt, to taste
Method:
Grind together the curry leaves, ginger, chilli and asafoetida. Heat the oil in a pan and when hot add the mustard seeds. Cook until they begin to pop then stir-in the cumin seeds and fry for 10 seconds.
Combine the buttermilk and water in a jug then add the fried mustard and cumin seeds before stirring-in the ground spices. Add salt to taste, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve chilled.
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