Majjiga | Sambaram | Neer Mor

Buttermilk is a popular Indian beverage which has many variations throughout the length and breadth of our country. Majjiga or Sambaram or Neer Mor a.k.a Neer Moru or Neer Majjige is a delicious variant of a spiced and salty buttermilk well-known across South India. This one basically is a regular buttermilk made of curd or dahi (yogurt) and water, which is spiced and then tempered too. Makes for an equally refreshing summer drink with cooling and digestive properties.

About Majjiga or Sambaram

Majjiga is a Telugu term which when translated to English simply means Buttermilk. This drink is also called Sambaram (or Sambharam) in Malayalam language.

Neer Mor is a Tamil term which when translated to English means ‘water’ (Neer) and ‘buttermilk (Mor). Hence, when put together the beverage simply means a thin, watery type of buttermilk which is tempered with spices.

There are other ingredients too added in this recipe, which makes it a spiced version as compared to the regular buttermilk.

Most of the regions in India have their own way of preparing this drink. In North India, it is called as ‘Chaas/Chaach or Mattha.’ In this North Indian variant recipe of mine, I have shared two further variations named the Masala Chaas and Pudina Chaas.

Then, in Maharashtra, Western India it is called as ‘taak’. The South Indian versions are this Neer Mor in Tamil Nadu, Neer Majjige in Karnataka, Sambaram or Moru Vellam in Kerala and…

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