Name: Spiced Chaas
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes ~3 cups
Cuisine: Indian (Jain)
Ingredients: 1 cup Plain yogurt (curd); 2 cups Chilled water; ½ tsp Roasted cumin powder; ½ tsp Black salt (kala namak); Regular salt, to taste; 10–12 Mint leaves; small handful Fresh coriander; ½ inch Fresh ginger; ½ (adults) Green chili, minced; ½ tsp Ghee; 1 pinch Hing (asafoetida); 5–6 Curry leaves; 1 pinch Black pepper, ground; ¼ tsp Chaat masala

Yogurt

Spiced Chaas

◆ Prep: 5 min ◆ Makes ~3 cups ◆ 2 adults + toddler

~8g protein per batch (~3g per 1-cup glass)

Ingredients

Base

Plain yogurt (curd)1 cup
Chilled water2 cups
Roasted cumin powder½ tsp
Black salt (kala namak)½ tsp
Regular saltto taste

Aromatics

Mint leaves10–12
Fresh coriandersmall handful
Fresh ginger½ inch
Green chili, minced½ (adults)

Adult finish (optional)

Ghee½ tsp
Hing (asafoetida)1 pinch
Curry leaves5–6
Black pepper, ground1 pinch
Chaat masala¼ tsp

Method

1 Blend the chaas

Add mint leaves (10–12), coriander (small handful) and ginger (½ inch) to a blender
Add yogurt (¼ cup) and blend until completely smooth
Add the remaining yogurt (¾ cup) and chilled water (2 cups)
Add roasted cumin powder (½ tsp), black salt (½ tsp) and salt (to taste)
Blend or whisk until light and frothy

👶 Toddler — pour now, before chili and pepper

Pour her glass (½ cup) from the chaas
Optional: stir in hing (a tiny pinch) and serve chilled

2 Adult spicing

Stir green chili (½) and black pepper (1 pinch) into the remaining chaas
Heat ghee (½ tsp) in a small pan on low
Add hing (1 pinch) and curry leaves (5–6); sizzle 10 seconds
Pour the tempering over the chaas; add chaat masala (¼ tsp)
Chill 15 minutes or serve over ice

Tip Chaas separates as it sits — whisk again just before pouring.