It's a shame that buttermilk doesn't get much attention in most other culinary traditions. However, we in India, have devised innumerable ways to make this cooling beverage a dedicated part of our diet.
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It is extremely nutritious, light on the stomach and palate appeasing. While many like savouring a tall glass of chaas on a hot summer afternoon, others don't budge from experimenting and adding a dash of buttermilk into a range of curries and other delicacies. It is easy to use and so versatile, and its cooling properties are not only good for you from within, you can also try applying it externally to benefit from its healing properties.
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Your skin and hair can benefit a great deal by the exfoliating and healing properties of buttermilk. To your hair it can add an enviable lustre, and can bring back that lost sheen on your skin.
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Buttermilk for skin: Buttermilk is excellent as a bleaching agent. It is enriched with lactic acid, ideal for solving a host of skin-related issues. It can help solve skin troubles like discolouration, spots, blemishes, etc. Buttermilk can also help lighten age spots and tighten skin. It helps check sun damage, tanning and sunburn. It is a great way to cleanse skin and make it softer. Mix it with a range of ingredients to exfoliate your skin.
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Buttermilk can be teamed with a range of ingredients to benefit various skin types. You can mix it with masoor dal, besan, rose water, fuller's earth (multani mitti), orange peel powder, bananas, etc. A combination of dry orange peel powder and buttermilk works magic on those stubborn marks and blemishes. Mix it with mashed papaya or tomatoes, apply on your skin, wash off when dry - this is an excellent way to reduce sunburn and sun damage.
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Mix buttermilk with haldi, multani mitti and crushed walnut powder. Apply, scrub and wash it off with normal water. Use this as a face wash for summers. This is ideal for oily combination to normal skin. Those with dry skin can try teaming buttermilk with a pinch of haldi and sandalwood powder and use it as a daily face wash.
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Buttermilk for hair: Buttermilk can bring a significant change in the texture of your hair. It can help cleanse your scalp leaving it feeling clean and fresh. Adding buttermilk to your regular hair care regime will help fight dandruff and dryness. It can help fortify your hair. The protein in buttermilk will help nourish your hair and replenish all essential nutrients.
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You can add buttermilk with a range of ingredients to make hair masks and packs. Mix a few tablespoons of buttermilk with an egg, a few tablespoons of olive oil, a mashed banana and two tablespoons of raw honey. Blend well, apply on your hair, and cover with a shower cap. Leave for at least 20 minutes and wash off with an herbal shampoo. You can also apply buttermilk directly on your scalp as well as in combination with lemon juice. Massage onto your scalp, leave for 15 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water. This will help get rid of itchy scalp as well as dandruff. You can also use buttermilk along with white vinegar and lemon juice to treat dandruff.NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitize, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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