Sattu
Sattu or Chhutia are ground powders of pulses and cereals like horse gram (chana dal), green gram, jowar, wheat, oat, barley, etc. Sattu is consumed along with fruit slices, sugar or milk. Green chilli, lemon juice and salt are sometimes added as flavouring. It is a popular breakfast in Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa and Pakistani province of Punjab.
Sattu was originally known as Sat-Anaaj(seven cereals, millets and pulses), later transformed to Sattu. Seven Ingredients of Sattu, in the same ratio, are:
Cereals
- Makai - maize
- Jo - barley
Pulses
- Chana - gram
- Arahar - pigeon pea (cajanus cajan indicus)
- Matar - green peas
- Khesari (pronounced khesaari)- Lathyrus Sativus. This dal is not commonly found these days in the market
- Kurthi- (Scientific name: Dolichos biflorus; English name: Horsegram Ayurvedic name Kulatha) - this pulse is not commonly found these days in the market
A kind of lentil popular with Santhal tribals -->> http://www.matrika-india.org/Workshops.html Dolichos biflorus agglutinin, cell surface lectin --->> http://www.scribd.com/doc/29013158/Lathyrism-India-Shahabad-Buchanan-F-1809-1810
