Chaas is spiced buttermilk, a popular Indian summer drink made with yogurt, spices and herbs. This cooling & rehydrating drink is low in calories & is gut friendly.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 4 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 4 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- ¾ cup curd ((Plain yogurt))
- ¼ cup mint leaves ((pudina, 4 to 5 grams))
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves ((more for garnish, fine chopped))
- 1 small green chilli ((or ½ teaspoon crushed black pepper, adjust to taste))
- ½ to ¾ inch ginger ((peeled, adjust to taste))
- ⅓ teaspoon black salt
- ¼ teaspoon regular salt ((adjust to taste))
- ¾ teaspoon roasted cumin powder ((adjust to taste, more for serving))
- 1¾ cups chilled water ((adjust to taste))
- 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice ((optional, skip if yogurt is sour))
- ½ teaspoon chaat masala ((optional))
Method
Masala chaas in a blender
- Add yogurt, mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chili, ginger, cumin powder and salt to a blender.
- Blend until smooth. Then pour water and lemon juice. Blend until frothy. Taste test and add more salt or spices to taste. You can add more water if you prefer a thinner consistency.
- Pour to serving glasses. Garnish masala chaas with chaat masala, roasted cumin powder and coriander leaves.
How to make Chaas without blender
- To a mixing bowl, add ¾ cup chilled yogurt, ¾ teaspoon roasted cumin powder, ½ teaspoon chaat masala or ¼ teaspoon dry ginger powder, salt, ¼ teaspoon black salt, ½ teaspoon crushed black pepper, ¾ tablespoon fine chopped mint leaves, ¾ tablespoon coriander leaves and 1 to 2 tbsps lemon juice (optional).
- Whisk all of them until smooth using a whisk. Pour 1¾ cups water and whisk until frothy. Taste test and add more salt or spice.
- Pour chaas to serving cups and garnish with more chaat masala and coriander powder.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.