Pankaj Tripathi: Sattu Bilkul Shudh Protein Hai; Reveals Benefits Of Bihar’s Fave Drink

For this episode of Tere Gully Mein, our Editor-in-Chief, Kamiya Jani, explored Old Goa with the amazingly talented Pankaj Tripathi. He has stolen hearts with his phenomenal acting skills in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Mirzapur’, ‘Stree 2’ and the list goes on. He indeed made a name for himself in Bollywood with his remarkable characters. While conversing with Pankaj Tripathi, we learned about Bihar’s sattu drink; read on.

Pankaj Tripathi On Bihar’s Healthy & Nutritious Sattu Drink

Kamiya and Pankaj were strolling the vibrant and beautiful streets of Fontainhas while chatting about life, Goa, food and more. Pankaj hails from Bihar and it was only right that we spoke about Sattu, a popular and healthy protein and fibre-rich drink of Bihar. The food item is a powder made from dry roasting and grounding barley or Bengal gram.

The actor said, “Bihar’s sattu is a non-alcoholic drink. It is a fabulous drink packed with protein.” He continued that this dish is made with roasted chana grounded into a fine powder. It is an incredibly health-conscious beverage which is great for the stomach.

To make this drink, Pankaj Tripathi likes to add a couple of spoons of sattu to a glass of water. Then add black salt, jeera powder and a generous amount of lemon juice. Now, mix well and all the ingredients should dissolve in the water without any lumps. Voila, you have your own delicious and healthy drink, sattu!

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Thoughts On Goa’s Local Drink, Feni

Enough about Bihar’s sattu with Pankaj Tripathi! We were in Goa and it was time to sip on feni. Feni is a traditional alcoholic alcoholic drink of Goa which is made with fermented cashews, apples or coconut. Cashew is the most popular choice for feni and we wanted to try it out with Pankaj.

On the topic of this alcoholic beverage, the actor shared his first experience of trying it. He enlightened us with how he isn’t scared to try new things, especially when it comes to food. He said, “You should always do a quick taste test of everything to learn whether it is bitter, sweet or salty as that is what life is made for.”

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Pankaj then recalled that Feni was extremely bitter! This time, we were at Miski Bar in Panaji and wanted to change his thoughts on this alcoholic drink. Watch the entire intriguing process of making a feni drink on the video linked above with none other than the lovely Pankaj Tripathi!

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