TRICOLOUR CHAAS
Tricolour Chaas is a very healthy cooling drink made from yogurt, carrot, spinach, garlic, ginger, cuucmber. The orange and green colour are all from natural food colours. I've used carrot for the orange colour and spinach cucumber for the green. No artificial colours are added. Come on, let us celebrate India's Republic Day or Independence Day with some healthy, naturally coloured, cooling drink.
Ingredients
FOR WHITE CHAAS
- ¾ cup plain yogurt thick
- ¼ cup cold water
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
FOR THE ORANGE CHAAS
- ½ cup plain yogurt thick
- ½ cup carrot puree cooked and pureed
- ¼ cup cold water
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- ¼ tsp salt
FOR THE GREEN CHAAS
- ½ cup plain yogurt thick
- 1 cup spinach leaves
- 1 small cucumber diced, about ½ cup
- 1 clove garlic small
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
PREPARATION OF WHITE CHAAS
- Add all the ingredients in a big jug or bowl.
- Whisk to a smooth consistency using a hand whisk.
- Chill it for at least 30 minutes before serving. Or serve immediately.
PREPARATION OF ORANGE CHAAS
- Peel and cut a small carrot into slices or chunks. Steam or boil it till it is done.
- Puree it in a blender to a smooth consistency. If need be add very little water as you need a thick carrot puree.
- Add all the ingredients and ½ cup carrot puree.
- Whisk with a hand whisk.
- Chill it for at least 30 minutes before serving. Or serve immediately.
- If you leftover carrot puree use it to make roti, rava idli, smoothie, etc. Or store it in the fridge in a jar to make carrot chaas again.
PREPARATION OF GREEN CHAAS
- Puree spinach, cucumber and garlic in a blender to a smooth consistency.
- I have used raw spinach leaves but you can blanch or cook them a bit if you want to.
- Add all the ingredients including ½ cup of the cucumber spinach puree.
- Whisk with a hand whisk.
- Chill it for at least 30 minutes before serving. Or serve immediately.
- Any leftover cucumber spinach puree can be used again to make more green chaas or add to a dough to make roti, or in a smoothie or add in a rava idli batter.
Notes
- Make sure you use thick plain yogurt and it is not too sour.
- Any leftover carrot or cucumber spinach puree can be added to a paratha, roti dough. Or add it in a smoothie. Or use it up in a rava idli batter.
- Adjust spices according to your preference.
- Blending chaas in a blender, results in curdled milk breaking down completely and sometimes results in a watery chaas. Best to whisk using a hand whisk.