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Kerala Sambaram / Majjige / Mor / Spiced Buttermilk Recipe

November 23, 2015 30 Comments

When Sig announces an event, there is no way I am going to miss it. She has been ever supportive in all my events and even otherwise, when I email her with really silly questions and doubts about blogging. March has been an incredibly eventful month for me so I was almost expecting to miss out on MBP this time. The other day I was randomly browsing through Sailu’s blog and chanced upon this wonderfully refreshing drink – Majjige or Sambaram as well it in Malayalam – that fit in perfectly with the weather.

The merciless Hyderabad summer has started and temperatures can sore to upto 38 degrees centrigrade. There is no escaping it and weekends are even more horrid cuz you just don’t feel like stepping out of the house. Moreover, it differs from the Kerala summers to which I am used to. In Hyderabad, its hot, but not humid. The sun will scorch your skin and leave you completely dehydrated.

Kerala Sambaram / Majjige / Mor / Spiced Buttermilk Recipe

Buttermilk is known for its hydrating and refreshing properties. In Kerala, traditional Nair families used to give mildly spiced buttermilk or Sambharam to their guests. Even Christian families are known to have pacha moru (spiced salted buttermilk) or kachiya moru (buttermilk tempered with chillies and curry leaves) with their lunch. Buttermilk is known as Majjige in Telugu, Majjige Huli in Kannada, simply Mor in Tamil and Sambharam in Malayalam.

I enjoyed this refreshing drink on a hot summer afternoon, around 2pm in the afternoon. It was so refreshing that I felt like just relaxing and taking a nap after it.

How to Make Sambaram or Kerala-Style Spiced Buttermilk

2 glasses of buttermilk (made from 4 parts water and 1 part curds)
1 green chilli finely chopped
½” ginger piece grated
few curry leaves
salt to taste

Mix all the above ingredients and chill. Serve cold.

Kerala Sambaram / Majjige / Mor / Spiced Buttermilk Recipe

Try some Sambaram this summer and keep yourself hydrated and refreshed.

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  1. Miri

    April 1, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Love buttermilk in all its forms so I am definitely going to make this in huge quantities and keep to stave of my first Delhi summer! Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Cooking

    April 1, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    It is a splendid site.
    Please link by all means with my site.
    http://cookingrecipe001.blogspot.com/

    Because I show various recipes, please visit the all of you.
    http://cookingrecipe001.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  3. Jennifer

    October 24, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    Wow I love sambaram.. too bad winter's setting in now.

    Reply
  4. Sapna Anu B.George

    April 6, 2009 at 5:31 am

    Great to meet you and read your cooking here, this is one of my great intrests too

    Reply
  5. Nags

    July 17, 2008 at 2:36 am

    anon – i would be more than happy to help you set up a blog like this. but you really need to tell me who you are and what you need to do. its fairly simple to set up a blog from scratch, and if i can do it with so little technical knowledge, so can you 🙂

    Reply
  6. Bharathy

    March 24, 2008 at 8:01 am

    Perfect entry for the cocoktail girl..Absolutely refreshing and wonderful shots!!…feeling wrrd for not contributing to the event sob sob…I had been thinking of posting sambharam for quite a long time…anyway I missed the deadline..sob again :(..

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  7. Cooking

    March 24, 2008 at 6:52 am

    It is a splendid site.
    Please link by all means with my site.
    http://cookingrecipe001.blogspot.com/

    Because I show various recipes, please visit the all of you.
    http://cookingrecipe001.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  8. Miri

    March 24, 2008 at 6:12 am

    Love buttermilk in all its forms so I am definitely going to make this in huge quantities and keep to stave of my first Delhi summer! Thanks!

    Reply
  9. Raaga

    March 24, 2008 at 4:32 am

    Summer has begun with a vengeance here and I’ll keep bottles of this ready to keep me cool!!

    Reply
  10. Madhumita

    March 23, 2008 at 9:09 am

    This is my favorite drink. Perfect for the summer.

    Reply
  11. Namratha

    March 23, 2008 at 4:01 am

    Ahhh, absolutely refreshing indeed, perfect for the weather Nags,its getting warmer here too…today it was HOTTTT…phew.

    Reply
  12. Passionate baker...& beyond

    March 23, 2008 at 2:17 am

    How absolutely refreshing is this Nags. Would love to make it…right up my street. I love savoury flavours! YUM!!

    Reply
  13. Anonymous

    March 22, 2008 at 9:29 am

    hi Nags, Your blog is so awesome! Pls can you help me learn how to set up a blog like yours? I too want to start one, on dishes my mom makes at home daily and for occasions. I have a lot of questions, and if it is ok with you, I would like to mail you. Thanks!

    Reply
  14. easycrafts

    March 22, 2008 at 5:38 am

    Simple and refreshing

    Reply
  15. Richa

    March 21, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    very refreshing on a hot summer day!

    Reply
  16. TBC

    March 21, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    Nice choice, Nags. It’s been so long since I had this!

    Reply
  17. Kalai

    March 21, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    Awesome photo. Can’t wait until the weather gets warmer to have this! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Cynthia

    March 21, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    The is new and interesting.

    Reply
  19. Uma

    March 21, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    so refreshing drink. good one.

    Reply
  20. Sig

    March 21, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    oh I love sambaram… This will do wonders against the summer heat! The pioture looks great! Thanks for the entry N, I really appreciate it.. 🙂

    Reply
  21. Siri

    March 21, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Simple yet ultimate refreshing drink Nags.. the pics look amazing!!

    Siri

    Reply
  22. sra

    March 21, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    I feel cool just seeing your post. My grandmother would flavour buttermilk with dried ginger, salt and a couple of lime leaves just dropped into it for some lovely flavour. Thanks for the memory, Nags, I might just make it one of these days!

    Reply
  23. Laavanya

    March 21, 2008 at 11:52 am

    Nice pictures Nags and an excellent choice for MBP – looks so refreshing.

    Reply
  24. Nupur

    March 21, 2008 at 10:48 am

    Your gorgeous pictures are so relaxing to my eyes 🙂 Wonderful choice of beverage, Nags.

    Reply
  25. Jayashree

    March 21, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Nice entry Nags……I always have a pitcher of sambaram in the fridge for us and for any unexpected guests who drop in.

    Reply
  26. Seena

    March 21, 2008 at 10:07 am

    Now I taste the chilli with moru , hm drooling.. 🙂

    Reply
  27. Lavi

    March 21, 2008 at 9:16 am

    pictures looks so cool and great. a pinch of asafoetida powder can also be added..it will enhance the taste.

    Reply
  28. Happy cook

    March 21, 2008 at 9:02 am

    Delicious drink, remember drinking them in summer holidays in India.
    Lokking to the pictures i can taste the aftermath of the chillie.
    Yumm

    Reply
  29. sailaja

    March 21, 2008 at 8:10 am

    Can you imagine the flavor of majjiga stored in an earthen pot? Irresistable! My most favorite summer drink:). The second image is awesome, Nags.

    Reply
  30. Nags

    March 21, 2008 at 8:18 am

    thank you so much sailaja 🙂 at home, we store in earthen pot but i dont have it here in hyd 🙂

    Reply

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