Spicy Buttermilk (Masala Chaas)

Perfect cold beverage in hot summer. You can drink it any time of the day. Always serve chaas chilled.
Spiced Buttermilk is a soothing combination of fresh homemade curds, water, fresh curry leaves, crushed ginger, green chillies, salt and a dash of lemon juice. This spice and herb infused drink is a perfect blend of myriad flavors.

This traditional thirst-quenching refreshing drink with high therapeutic and nutritional properties is appetizing, cooling, rejuvenating, soothing and serves as an excellent antidote to sunstrokes during Indian peak summer times. It tones the small intestine, very light on the stomach and easy to digest unlike other dairy products like cheese and paneer. It  tastes rich, low in fat and calories, very helpful for diet conscious people..!

INGREDIENTS
Curd– 1 cup
Green chilli – 1, chopped very finely
Ginger juice – 1 tbsp
Cilantro – few sprigs, chopped very finely
Curry leaves- chopped very finely
Black salt – ¾ tbsp
Chaat masala – ¾ tbsp
Salt – to taste
Water - 1 cup
(Optional) Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

METHOD:

1. Take curd in a blender and blend on low speed for a minute. 
2. Pour water into it and again blend for 10 secs. Buttermilk is ready.
3. Smoosh all the herbs along with salt with your hands. Let this sit for 15 minutes till greenish liquid oozes out (from the curry leaves and cilantro). 
4. Add this mush to the buttermilk and churn. 
5. This way, the flavors of the curry leaves/cilantro/ginger/chilies come out and mix better with the buttermilk.

Or

1. You can add directly chopped green chili, cilantro, curry leaves, ginger juice, black salt, chaat masala and salt to buttermilk.
2. Pour into the glass and serve. 

If you want it chilled then
1. Chill the chaas in refrigerator then serve
2. Put ice cubes into buttermilk glass

NOTE:

It can be refrigerated up to 5-6 days. While serving, stir the chhaas with spoon and then pour into the glass, serve.