DR7 · Smoothies & Drinks · Bihar and Jharkhand
Namkeen Sattu Sharbat
Bihar's summer cooler: roasted gram flour whisked into cold water with lemon, roasted cumin, black salt, mint and green chilli. Savoury, filling and dairy-free.
- Region
- Bihar
- Diet
- Strictly vegetarian, egg-free
- Prep
- 5 min
- Time, as written
- Prep 5 min
- Serves
- 1 (about 350 ml)
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Status
- Traditional
- Good for
- Hot afternoons, travel, a dairy-free drink
Nutrition
Good source| Per serving | kcal | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Sat fat | Fibre | Sugars | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As written | 140 | 9 g | 20 g | 2 g | <1 g | 6 g | 1 g | 6.0 g |
Tier: Good source. Sattu values vary by mill — check your pack. Raising sattu to 55 g (see Boost) gives about 12 g protein and makes it High protein. Values checked against IFCT 2017 on 14 Oct 2026.
Values are estimates calculated from the listed ingredients and quantities (IFCT 2017 and product labels), not laboratory measurements. How the numbers were calculated.
Ingredients
Method
Whisk sattu with 100 ml of the water to a smooth, lump-free paste.
Add the remaining water, lemon, cumin, both salts, mint, chilli and onion. Whisk well.
Serve immediately, stirring before each sip — sattu settles.
Protein optimisation
- Where the protein comes from
- Sattu supplies 8.5 g.
- Boost
- Increase sattu to 55 g (+3 g protein, +60 kcal), or make it with chaas from 100 g curd instead of half the water (+3.5 g protein, +60 kcal; no longer dairy-free).
Variations, serving and storage
- Regional
- Meetha sattu — with 10 g jaggery and cardamom instead of salt and spices (adds 40 kcal and 10 g sugar).
- Substitution
- Sattu made from barley and chana mix (lower protein; check the label).
- Storage
- Drink fresh.
- Food safety
- Use clean drinking water; store sattu dry and airtight.
- Meal prep
- Pre-mix the dry spices with sattu in a jar.
Allergens
None of the major allergens
Labels: Good source · Quick · Lower-calorie · High fibre · Dairy-free · Soy-free · Whey-free · Gluten-free · No added sugar