Masala diet cola
Diet cola over ice with lime, chaat masala, black salt and mint, the way street stalls in India serve it.
- Hands-on
- 3 min
- Total time
4 min, show breakdown
- Prep 3 min
- Cook 0 min
- Clean up 1 min
- Pans
- 0
- Ingredients
- 6
- Cost/serving
- $0.93
Per serving
- Calories
- 10
- Protein
- 0.3 g
- Fiber
- 0.4 g
- Net carbs
- 1.7 g
- Fat
- 0.2 g
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1 can diet cola (355 g), well chilled
Same amount as: about 1½ cups.
1 tbsp lime juice (15 g)
Same amount as: 15 mL, ½ lime squeezed from fresh limes.
½ tsp chaat masala (1.2 g)
Same amount as: 2 mL.
- 1 pinch black salt (kala namak) (0.4 g)
¼ tsp ground cumin (0.5 g), roasted, if you have it
Same amount as: 1 mL.
1 tbsp fresh mint leaves (1 g), leaves
Same amount as: 15 mL.
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Quantities are for 1 serving. Make it one glass at a time. The fizz fades within 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving per recipe
Serving size 1 plate (373 g raw)
| Nutrient | Per serving | % DV* | Whole recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 | ||
| Total fat | 0.2 g | 0% | |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0% | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 285 mg | 12% | |
| Total carbohydrate | 2.1 g | 1% | |
| Dietary fiber | 0.4 g | 1% | |
| Total sugars | 0.3 g | ||
| Net carbs† | 1.7 g | ||
| Protein | 0.3 g | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 14 mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 0.73 mg | 4% | |
| Potassium | 58 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin A | 3.3 mcg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 4.7 mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.09 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin K | 0.49 mcg | 0% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.01 mg | 1% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.01 mg | 1% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.08 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.01 mg | 1% | |
| Folate | 2.9 mcg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 mcg | 0% | |
| Magnesium | 5.6 mg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.07 mg | 1% | |
| Selenium | 0.11 mcg | 0% |
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
Fill a tall glass halfway with ice.
Add the lime juice, chaat masala, black salt, cumin and mint. Stir to wet the spices.
Done looks like: A dark, muddy paste of spices and lime sits on the ice. Tilt the glass. Pour the cola slowly down the side in two or three goes, letting the foam settle between pours.
Done looks like: A tan foam rises almost to the rim, then sinks back. Stir once, gently. Taste and add a squeeze of lime or a pinch of chaat masala. Drink right away. A can of diet cola has about 45 mg of caffeine.
What goes wrong
| What | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Foams over the top of the glass | Spice powder makes carbonated drinks foam hard, and the cola went in too fast. | Use a bigger glass, keep the spices at the bottom, and pour slowly down the side in stages. |
| Too salty | Chaat masala already has salt in it, on top of the black salt. | Leave out the black salt next time, or top the glass up with sparkling water. |
Notes
Allergies: removing an allergen from the recipe does not remove it from your kitchen or from other products. Check labels for "may contain" warnings.
Pregnancy: Diet cola has about 45 mg of caffeine per can. Count it toward the 200 mg a day usually advised in pregnancy.