Sattu Drink Recipe (Sweet and Salty)

Sattu Drink Recipe, also known as Desi Protein Shake made with Homemade Sattu Flour. It is so popular in Bihari cuisine and consumed as a natural body coolant for summer days. This High protein summer cooler is made with my homemade sattu flour which is included in this post. You can make them 2 ways, I have shared salty sattu drink and sweet sattu sharbat in this recipe post.

Sattu Drink (Homemade Sattu Powder Recipe)

We have been started consuming sattu drink on a daily basis. It is easy to make and taste absolutely delicious when made into salty sattu drink or sweet sattu sarbath. My husband prefer salty version than sweet. But I enjoy the sweet one, it taste more like jal jeera to me.

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• What is Sattu?
• Sattu Drink Ingredients (Sweet and Salty)
• Step by Step Pictures
• Homemade Sattu Flour Recipe
• Salty Sattu Drink Recipe
• Sweet Sattu Sharbat Recipe
• Expert Tips
• FAQ
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What is Sattu?

But first what is sattu? Everybody is searching for high protein meals and protein shake these days. But did you know that there is one desi ingredient in our kitchen which is high in protein. Yes it is none other than our humble 'Sattu'. Around 2 tablespoon Sattu flour (20 - 30 grams sattu flour) has 5 to 7 grams of protein.

Sattu is nothing but a traditional Indian flour made by grinding dry-roasted black chickpeas (kala chana or bengal gram) with their husk or skin still intact to a fine powder.

It is popular in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and parts of West Bengal used in many Indian dishes like this sattu chilla, sattu ladoo. Sattu is consumed more for its cooling properties and is consumed during summer.

Homemade Sattu flour

Even though you can buy sattu in stores these days easily. Making sattu flour at home is super easy. We like to buy whole sattu (dry roasted black chana) in bulk, because my husband like to snack on those.

Whenever we buy whole sattu, I powder half of it to make sattu drink. Sattu drink is considered high protein, so I like to call them Desi protein shake.

Even though whole sattu is already roasted black chana, I like to roast them for few minutes to make them aromatic and nutty before blending. Make sure you blend the sattu with their skins still on. Because most of the nutrients like fiber and minerals are present in the shell.

Homemade sattu flour is affordable, clean and more natural.

My Salty Sattu Drink Recipe (Super Refreshing and Extra protein)

You can make sattu drink sweet or salty depending on your taste. There are so many different recipes for both sweet and salty. But I want to give you a drink that is perfect for summer and is super tasty and refreshing that you crave for more. I got my inspiration from salted chaas and rosemary sambaram.

For salty sattu drink, I like to use lots of herbs and fresh ingredients. I used coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, ginger, lemon juice to add bright zingy flavour to the drink.

And my secret ingredient to this sattu drink is greek yogurt. It not only adds taste, but is high in protein and best for hot summer days. It also complimented the sattu drink perfectly and made it super refreshing.

Also the spices which I used like roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, black salt compliments the flavour perfectly.

Sweet Sattu Sharbat (Taste more like Jal Jeera)

Now coming to sweet sattu sharbat, most recipes uses just sattu flour, jaggery, cumin powder, black salt, and water. But I wanted to create a recipe, that taste like Jal Jeera. So I added jaggery, chaat masala, roasted cumin, black salt, salt and lemon juice.

You need the lemon juice and chaat masala to make this drink super refreshing. Make sure you serve this super cold for a refreshing summer drink.

Sattu Drink Ingredients (Sweet and Salty)

• Homemade Sattu Flour - I used my homemade sattu flour, for every cup of sattu drink I used around 2 tablespoon of sattu flour.
• For Salty Sattu Drink - For making salty sattu drink, I used coriander leaves, mint leaves, yogurt, green chillies, ginger, spices like chaat masala, roasted cumin, black salt, salt, lemon juice. I topped it with onions and coriander leaves as garnish.
• For Sweet Sattu Sharbath - For making sweet sharbath, I used jaggery, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, black salt, lemon juice.

Step by Step Pictures

Homemade Sattu Flour Recipe

1)Making sattu flour at home is very easy. All you need is roasted black chickpeas (kala chana or bengal gram). You have to use this with their skins on. The skin carries lots of fiber and minerals. I like to dry roast them again for couple of minutes. Let them cool.

2)Now take the roasted and cooled dry chickpeas in a blender.

3)Grind them to a fine powder.

4)This is your homemade sattu flour or sattu powder. Store this in an air tight container.

Salty Sattu Drink Recipe

5)These are the ingredients you need for making salty sattu drink.

• ¼ cup each Coriander Leaves and mint leaves
• 1 no Green Chillies and 1 inch Ginger
• ½ tsp each Salt and Black salt
• 1 tsp each Roasted cumin powder and chaat masala powder
• 4 tbsp Homemade Sattu Flour
• ½ cup Greek Yogurt
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 cups Cold Water
• 4 tbsp Onions peeled and finely chopped (for topping)
• 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped (for topping)

6)Take coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, ginger, curd, cumin powder, chaat masala powder, salt, black salt, yogurt in a blender.

7)Add in 1 cup of water and blend them to a smooth puree.

8)Add in sattu flour into the blender.

9)Pour in 1 cup of water and pulse few times till it is evenly combined.

10)Taste this and adjust lemon juice and salt.

11)Now pour this into 2 serving glass and top with onions and coriander leaves. Serve cold.

Sweet Sattu Sharbat Recipe

12)These are the ingredients used for sweet sharbat.

• 4 tbsp Homemade Sattu powder
• 2 tbsp Jaggery or honey
• 1 tsp Roasted Cumin powder
• 1 tsp Chaat Masala Powder
• ½ tsp Black Salt
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 cups Cold Water

13)Take sattu flour, cumin powder, jaggery, black salt, chaat masala powder in a bowl or jug.

14)Pour in cold water and lemon juice.

15)Use a whisk to mix until it is combined. Taste and adjust the lemon juice and black salt to your taste.

16)Pour into serving glass and enjoy.

Expert Tips

• You can use homemade or store bought sattu flour in this recipe.
• You can skip out the yogurt if you want to make this drink completely vegan.
• You can strain the blended coriander and mint after grinding if your blender didn't do a good job.
• Increase sattu powder quantity for more protein, you can use 3 to 4 tablespoon for one serving so it can double the protein content.
• Serve sattu drink cold over ice cubes. Cold sattu drink taste better.

Storage and Serving

Sattu drink can be stored in fridge upto 2 days. But it taste best when served cold and fresh.

FAQ

Q: How much protein is in sattu flour?

Around 2 tablespoon Sattu flour (20 - 30 grams sattu flour) has 5 to 7 grams of protein.

Q: How to make this recipe vegan?

The only non-vegan ingredient used in this drink is yogurt. You can use vegan yogurt or skip out the yogurt if you want to make this drink completely vegan.

Q: How to increase the protein content in this drink?

Increase sattu powder quantity for more protein, you can use 3 to 4 tablespoon for one serving so it can double the protein content.

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