Masala chaas (spiced buttermilk)
Thin, salty spiced yogurt drink with cumin, ginger, mint and cilantro, served cold after a meal.
- Hands-on
- 4 min
- Total time
6 min, show breakdown
- Prep 4 min
- Cook 0 min
- Clean up 2 min
- Pans
- 0
- Ingredients
- 7
- Cost/serving
- $0.51
Per serving
- Calories
- 48
- Protein
- 6.3 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
- Net carbs
- 2.7 g
- Fat
- 1.3 g
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Already vegetarian, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free.
Ingredients for 2
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½ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2% (122 g)
Same amount as: 120 mL.
1½ cups water (360 g), cold
Same amount as: 360 mL.
½ tsp ground cumin (1.1 g), roasted, if you have it
Same amount as: 2 mL.
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated (2 g)
Same amount as: 5 mL, ⅛ tsp ground ginger.
2 tbsp fresh mint leaves (2 g), leaves
Same amount as: 30 mL.
2 tbsp fresh cilantro (2 g), leaves and thin stems
Same amount as: 30 mL.
- 2 pinches black salt (kala namak) (0.8 g)
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Quantities are for 2 servings. Keeps a day in the fridge. Shake before pouring; it separates.
Nutrition Facts
2 servings per recipe
Serving size 1 plate (245 g raw)
| Nutrient | Per serving | % DV* | Whole recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 48 | ||
| Total fat | 1.3 g | 2% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg | 2% | |
| Sodium | 167 mg | 7% | |
| Total carbohydrate | 2.9 g | 1% | |
| Dietary fiber | 0.2 g | 1% | |
| Total sugars | 2.2 g | ||
| Net carbs† | 2.7 g | ||
| Protein | 6.3 g | 13% | |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 84 mg | 6% | |
| Iron | 0.52 mg | 3% | |
| Potassium | 110 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin A | 12 mcg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.49 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.06 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin K | 3.3 mcg | 3% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.02 mg | 2% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.18 mg | 14% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.18 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.05 mg | 3% | |
| Folate | 6.1 mcg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.46 mcg | 19% | |
| Magnesium | 12 mg | 3% | |
| Zinc | 0.36 mg | 3% | |
| Selenium | 6 mcg | 11% |
Estimated, not verified. These numbers are calculated from typical ingredient data and haven't been checked against a lab or your brands. Check the labels of what you buy and confirm anything that matters to you, especially sodium, sugar and allergens.
* % Daily Value shows how much one serving adds to a 2,000-calorie day. † Net carbs is not on US labels; it is total carbs minus fiber, allulose, erythritol and half of other sugar alcohols. "To taste" amounts are counted as written. Counted items (eggs, cloves, spoons) use the rounded amount shown in the ingredient list. Vitamins and minerals are from raw ingredients; cooking lowers some, especially vitamin C and folate. How this is calculated.
Steps
Put everything in the blender.
Blend on high for 30 seconds.
Done looks like: Thin as milk, pale green-flecked, with a layer of froth on top. Taste. Add a pinch of black salt if it's flat. Pour over ice, or chill and drink after a meal.
Equipment
Blender $30–100
What to look for
- Handles frozen fruit without stalling
- Jar that is easy to take apart and rinse
Skip: Expensive high-speed blenders unless you blend every day. A personal blender works for one serving.
What goes wrong
| What | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Thick, like a lassi | Greek yogurt is strained and thick; it needs more water than plain yogurt. | Blend in another ½ cup water. Chaas should pour like milk. |
| Bitter aftertaste | Too much cilantro stem, or blended too long. | Use mostly leaves and stop after 30 seconds. |
Notes
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