Ash gourd spiced buttermilk - White pumpkin or winter melon spiced buttermilk - Poosanikkai buttermilk - Ash gourd coolant

White pumpkin or Ash gourd has many health benefits. It has an important place in our Ayurvedic medicine.

Ash gourd is rich in water, vitamins B, C, other minerals, and fiber. Buttermilk is rich in calcium and other minerals. Ash gourd with buttermilk and a few other spices is very good for digestion and aids in peptic ulcer.

It reduces excess heat in our body and can be taken as a mid-day drink.

Ingredients:

Ash gourd or White pumpkin - 2 pcs (little big as in the pic. chop it finely)

Buttermilk - 3/4th of a cup

Water - 1/4th of a cup

Salt - a pinch

Fenugreek or vendhayam powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander seeds or malli  powder - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida or Hing - a generous pinch

Coriander leaves

Preparation:

Put Ash gourd in a blender or in a mixie. Add salt and water and grind it smoothly.

Now add buttermilk, fenugreek powder, asafoetida, and coriander seeds powder and blend well.

Transfer this to a glass or stainless steel tumbler and garnish with coriander leaves.