Sattu Keeps the Body Cool: Try These 4 Tasty Recipes This Summer

Sattu, made by grinding roasted black gram, is a nutritious superfood that offers numerous health benefits. It helps protect the body from heat waves in summer, aids digestion, and serves as an excellent source of protein for vegetarians. Rich in calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium, sattu strengthens bones, boosts energy, and supports muscle health. It also helps in managing blood sugar levels and combating anemia.

While Litti Chokha has made sattu famous across India, there are many other delicious and healthy ways to enjoy it during summer. Here are four easy recipes to try.

1. Sattu Chokha

If you prefer a simple, oil-free dish, sattu chokha is a great option. You don’t even need to cook it.

• Take sattu in a plate and add finely chopped onions, green chilies, fresh coriander, black or white salt, and lemon juice.

• Mix everything well and add a little mustard oil for flavor.

• Add a small amount of water to bind the mixture and shape it into small portions like laddus.

2. Spicy Sattu Sharbat

A refreshing drink that helps keep the body cool in the scorching heat. It is widely consumed in Bihar and loved across India.

• Mix sattu in cold water.

• Add finely chopped onions, lemon juice, roasted cumin powder, salt, and green chilies.

• Stir well and serve chilled.

3. Sattu Paratha

A hearty meal that is both delicious and nutritious.

• Prepare a stuffing by mixing sattu with chopped onions, green chilies, coriander, lemon juice, and mustard oil.

• Stuff this mixture into whole wheat dough, roll it out, and cook on a tawa with desi ghee instead of oil for better taste and health benefits.

4. Sattu Buttermilk Drink

A cooling and digestive-friendly beverage that helps maintain body temperature in summer.

• Blend fresh coriander and mint into a paste.

• Mix sattu with buttermilk and add the coriander-mint paste.

• Add black salt and chaat masala for extra flavor.

• Serve chilled with ice cubes.