Sattu sharbat
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Roasted-gram flour stirred into cold water with lemon and cumin. Bihar's protein-rich summer cooler.
Region: Bihar and JharkhandOccasion: Summer; Satuan (mid-April)Time: 5 minServes: 1Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp sattu (roasted chana flour)
- 1½ cups chilled water
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ tsp roasted cumin powder
- Black salt to taste
- A few mint leaves
- 1 tbsp finely chopped onion and green chilli (optional)
Method
- Whisk the sattu with a little water to a smooth paste with no lumps.
- Add the rest of the water, the lemon juice, cumin and black salt.
- Stir in the mint, onion and chilli. Serve at once.
History
Sattu, flour of roasted gram or grains, is an old travellers' food: it needs no cooking and keeps well.
Significance
A cheap, filling source of protein that cools the body in the heat. The festival of Satuan in mid-April celebrates sattu.