Mattha

{{Short description|Dairy beverage}}

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| alternate_name = Mohi (in Nepal)

| country = India, Bangladesh

| region = India, Bangladesh, Nepal

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| main_ingredient = Buttermilk or dahi (yogurt)

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Mattha (Bhojpuri: 𑂧𑂰𑂘𑂰, romanized: Māthā, {{langx|bn|মাঠা|Māṭhā}}, {{langx|hi| मट्ठा|Maṭṭhā}}) is a beverage that originates from the Indian subcontinent. It is made from dahi (yogurt) or buttermilk mixed with spices and sugar. Plain buttermilk is also called Mattha in the Indian states of Bihar, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and BangladeshVidyarthi, L.P., Prasad, R. and Upadhyay, V.S., 1979. Changing dietary patterns and habits: a socio-cultural study of Bihar. Concept Publishing Company.[https://books.google.com/books?id=K-AYdQARNVYC&q=milk&pg=PR5] Ingredients added to buttermilk to make mattha may include mint, roasted cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, salt and sugar.{{cite book|last1=Yildiz|first1=Fatih|title=Development and manufacture of yogurt and other functional dairy products|date=2010|publisher=CRC Press|location=Boca Raton, FL|isbn=9781420082081|page=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zMCDLlcRaQkC&q=mattha&pg=PA1}}{{cite book|last1=Pereira|first1=Jiggs Kalra & Pushpesh Pant, with Raminder Malhotra; photographs, Ian|title=Classic cooking of Punjab|date=2004|publisher=Allied Publishers|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8177645668|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHrUDlo0DfEC&dq=mattha&pg=PP17}}

Mattha may also be smoked before serving for flavour. It is generally served before or after a meal, though it can also be consumed with the meal, and it is thought to help with digestion. Mattha is similar to Chaas, which is also called chhanch or ghol, but spicier and is known as Mohi in Nepal.