KHALAM (Medicated Buttermilk) Ingredients Quantity Ginger - Small piece  Buttermilk - 2 cups  Asafoetida - 2 pinches Turmeric powder - 2 pinches Rock salt - as per taste Pepper - 2 pinches Or Red chillies - 2 no's. Total quantity: 1 glass Method of preparation Paste of ginger should be added to boiling buttermilk and further boiled for a minute.  Add powdered asafoetida, rock-salt and pepper. Health benefits It is an appetizer and beneficial during recovery from any illness. Useful  during cold, cough, digestive problems or any other health problem.  Precautions Buttermilk may cause allergic reactions in some people with lactose intolerance. Courtesy: AYUSHMAN BHARAT