Recipe: Refreshing, Simple Sattu Sherbat

Lazy summer afternoons call for a glass of Sattu Sherbat made from roasted channa.

Many wonderful properties are attributed to sattu -- it certainly is great for weight loss.

Sattu Sherbat

Recipe courtesy: Four Points by Sheraton, Navi Mumbai

Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• ¼ cup channa sattu aatta (please see the note below)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 cups chilled mineral or boiled or filtered water
• 2 tsp lime juice
• ½ tsp roasted jeera or cumin powder
• 2 tsp chopped pudina or mint leaves + extra to garnish
• Pinch black salt, or to taste
• 1 green chilly, finely chopped
• 2 tsp finely grated kairi or green raw mango
• Ice

Method

• In a jug, combine all the ingredients and mix well.
  Add some ice cubes and serve chilled, garnished with more mint leaves.

Editor's Note: Sattu aata is ground roasted channa dal or Bengal gram that sometimes has a few more cereal or pulse additives. It is available for purchase online.

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