Probioticitzing...

This is a great sambhar recipe I found in an Indian news website. It has buttermilk which is a good source of probiotics and is great for digestive system.  So the fact that this recipe has a good portion of probiotics and is healthy, I've decided to include it in my 'food exploration mission'. If you didn't read my previous blog, last weekend I resolved to try a new recipe every week. In this process, every week I will be picking recipes from different parts of India and trying them out. The idea is to pick regional recipes that are unique, so that I could play around with different ingredients and my taste buds, and of course a recipe gets extra points if it’s healthy too! This Sambhar recipe fits perfectly in my exploration of finding authentic Indian recipes.   

Here's sharing buttermilk sambhar recipe, that looked great to me and Im pretty sure I will be trying it very soon!:) 

 
Buttermilk Sambhar (source: cooks.ndtv.com)

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