Digestion8 min
Sattu jeera summer drink with lemon and rock salt
Sattu, roasted gram flour, whisked into cold water with cumin, lemon, rock salt and mint is a filling summer drink from the northern plains. One glass is a sip and a light snack, not a sweet shake.
Roasted gram in cold water
Sattu is already roasted, so it mixes into water without cooking. Cumin and mint make it smell like jaljeera, lemon brightens it, and rock salt keeps it savoury. Lumps mean it was dumped in too fast. A whisk or a small jar with a tight lid solves that.
In hot weather a heavy meal can feel like too much for the agni, while pitta heat still asks for a cool drink. A salted sattu glass may soothe both hunger and heat. It is not a substitute for a doctor, and a sweet, large glass is a different drink.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sattu
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- A squeeze of lemon
- A pinch of rock salt
- A few mint leaves
How to prepare
- Whisk the sattu into a glass of cold water until no lumps remain.
- Stir in cumin, lemon, rock salt and crushed mint.
How to use
- Drink one glass in the hot afternoon, as a snack or with a light meal.
- Sip it before the flour settles, or stir again.
- Keep it savoury. Do not turn it into a sweet sherbet.
Helpful habits
- Add sattu to water slowly, or shake it in a jar, so it does not clump.
- Roasted cumin powder tastes rounder than raw jeera.
Precautions
- One glass is plenty. Several thick glasses are a heavy flour meal.
- If gram flour always bloats you, start with a thinner glass or skip it.
- Supportive summer drink only, not a substitute for a doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Is sattu the same as besan?
- Both come from gram, but sattu is roasted gram flour meant to mix with water. Use sattu for this drink, not raw besan batter.
Can I add sugar?
- This remedy stays with cumin, lemon, rock salt and mint. Sugar makes a sweeter, different glass.
Is it a meal?
- One glass can stand in as a light summer snack. It does not replace every meal of the day.
