Sambaram – Spiced Buttermilk or Yogurt Drink
A summer thirst quencher from South India made of buttermilk or thinned yogurt spiced with ginger,and flavoured with lime leaves and curry leaves.
Ingredients
- 2 cups slightly sour buttermilk or 1 cup thick plain yogurt
- 2 cups chilled water or 3 cups chilled water if using yogurt
- 1 1/2 inch piece ginger
- 4 leaves to 5 lime or Kaffir lime (optional)
- 2 or 3 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 big pinch asafoetida powder
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together the buttermilk (or yogurt) and water till smooth.
- In a very small jar of the blender, grind together ginger, lime leaves and the curry leaves with a couple of tablespoons of water to as fine a paste as possible. It will be a bit coarse and that’s fine.
- Stir this into the buttermilk/ yogurt and water mixture. Stir in the asafoetida powder and the salt to taste. Refrigerate for about half and hour to allow the flavours to develop.
- Stir well and strain into 4 tall glasses and serve.