Sattu: A Refreshing Cooler for Summer

With the hot and humid breeze, blazing and irritating sunlight, the season of summer is here! Summers brings the joy of frothy shakes, creamy ice-creams and sugary drinks that can make you cool and taste appealing to your buds but can take a toll on your overall health and well-being. But here is this one traditional food staple which is known as sattu that can instantly cool and refresh you during the summertime without compromising your health. Sattu is prepared by roasting and blending black chana in a fine powder and it is packed with essential nutrients like calcium, fibre, protein, carbs, iron, vitamins and minerals that can save you from various health ailments along with giving you cool and refreshing senses. 

Here are some benefits of sattu. 

• Boost energy levels: The blazing heat of the sun during summers can easily make you tired by draining your energy levels. Sattu or sattu sharbat is a natural cooler and is filled with great nutrients that can hydrate you while boosting your energy levels. 

• Make you cool and calm: No one can ever doubt the cooling properties of sattu sharbat! A glass full of sattu drink can refresh and rejuvenate you from inside. It can easily fight off the dehydration while making the summer days less dull, tedious and exhausted.

• Great for digestion: Digestive problems like stomach-ache, burning sensations, bloating, diarrhoea and gas during summertime is common. Sattu or sattu sharbat is packed with plenty of fibre which helps in cleaning your intestines while treating the problems like acidity, constipation and bloating. 

• Good for skin: The sun and heat can damage the skin like no other. Sattu is great in nourishing your skin while making it healthy and supple. Sattu is packed with amazing nutrients and hence if incorporated in a regular diet, it can easily add that natural glow to the skin.

• Assist in losing weight: With amply of fibre, sattu can satiate you for a longer period time which keeps your cravings and hunger pangs at bay. Also, it detoxifies the body and flushes out all the toxins from the body which assists in managing weight.

Sattu is extremely beneficial for the overall health and well-being and you can easily make plenty of dishes like chilla, laddoos, fritters, halwa, chapatis and paranthas from it but nothing can ever beat the refreshing and delicious taste of Sattu sharbat. Sattu sharbat is energizing, easy to prepare, free of harmful calories and do not contain any artificial sweeteners and can make you hale and hearty in no time. 

For preparing sattu powder- roast some black chana, take a blender and blend it until a fine and smooth powder is obtained.

For preparing the sattu sharbat- take a glass of chilled water and add 2 teaspoons of sattu powder in it, mix it well and then add roasted cumin seeds, salt and black pepper in it. Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice and its ready! Serve chilled and garnish it with some mint leaves. 

Footnote

Add this humble sattu sharbat in your diet and relish the healthy nutrients and refreshing vibes all in one.