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Foundation dish, illustrative
Volume I · b5

Spiced Takra (Digestive Buttermilk)

Serves
4
Portion
200 ml
Time
10 min
Texture
Thin liquid
Season
All year
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Vata–Kapha; Pitta with coriander

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Curd (dahi), plain¾ cup + 1 tbsp fresh curd200 g1000 g
Water2½ cups (1 : 3)600 ml3000 ml
Cumin (jeera)½ tsp roasted, powdered2 g10 g
Ginger, fresh1 tsp grated5 g25 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)⅓ tsp rock salt2 g10 g
Ghee (cow)½ tsp (tempering)3 g15 g
Asafoetida (hing)small pinch0.2 g1 g
Curry leaves5 leaves1 g5 g
Coriander leaves1 tbsp5 g25 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Churn curd and water well (remove any butter that rises).

  2. Step 2: Add roasted cumin, ginger and salt.

  3. Step 3: Temper ghee, hing and curry leaves; pour in.

  4. Step 4: Add coriander; serve at room temperature.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

40kcal
Energy
1.8g
Protein
2.6g
Fat
2.8g
Carbohydrate
0.2g
Fibre
0.5g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

Variations & further ideas