Menthi majjiga (Seasoned Buttermilk)

Ingredients:

• Majjiga (Yogurt drink, buttermilk) - 1/2 lt.
• Chopped green chillies - 2 nos.
• Pinch of turmeric
• Curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• Cilantro

Seasoning:

• Ghee
• Fenugreek seeds (Mentulu) - 3 or 4 seeds
• Mustard seeds (avalu)
• Jeera (Cumin)
• Ajwan seeds (vamu, bishop's weed) - 1tsp.
• Asafoetida (inguva)
• Dried red chillies

Preparation:

Add salt, turmeric, cilantro and curry leaves to the "majjiga". Add chopped green chillies. Heat ghee and first put fenugreek seeds until dark. Then add the rest of the tadka ingredients sequentially. Serve along with plain dal (mudda pappu).