Sattu
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Sattu or Chhatua are ground powders of pulses and cereals like horse gram (chana dal), green gram, jowar, wheat, oat, barley, etc. These are 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 the Pakistani province of Punjab and Indian states of Bihar
, Jharkhand
and Orissa
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Sattu was originally Seven Anaaj (seven cereals, millets and pulses) - locally pronounced Sat-anjaa, later transformed to Sattu. Seven Ingredients of Sattu, in the same ratio, are:
Cereals
Pulses
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
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
and Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
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Sattu was originally Seven Anaaj (seven cereals, millets and pulses) - locally pronounced Sat-anjaa, 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 - 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