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Spiced Takra (Ayurvedic Buttermilk)

Takra

Serves 2
Tridoshic

Charaka calls takra 'nectar on earth' — fresh buttermilk thinned with water and tempered with carminative spices. The classical mid-day digestive for sluggish agni, IBS, and post-meal heaviness.

Pacifies Vata and Kapha; tridoshic when properly spiced

Ingredients

  • ·1/2 cup fresh plain yoghurt (low fat, not sour)
  • ·1.5 cups cool water
  • ·1/4 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • ·1/4 tsp dry ginger powder
  • ·Pinch of black pepper · pinch hing
  • ·Pinch of rock salt
  • ·1 tsp fresh chopped coriander leaves

Method

  1. 01Whisk yoghurt with water until smooth and frothy; remove any butter that rises.
  2. 02Stir in cumin, ginger, pepper, hing, salt.
  3. 03Top with coriander. Drink at room temperature with lunch.

Nutrition notes

Per serving (≈): 50 kcal · 3 g protein · 5 g carbs · 1.5 g fat. Probiotic Lactobacillus; light, dipana (agni-kindling) and grāhi (binding) per Charaka.

Practitioner note

Never cold or freshly churned at night — both are classical contraindications. Skip in active fever, urticaria, or oedema.

Source · Charaka Saṃhitā · Sūtrasthāna 27/225; Lad, Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing (1997).

Information only — not medical advice. Verify quantities, allergies, and contraindications with a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner or physician before use.