- Serves
- 1
- Portion
- 150 ml on waking
- Time
- 8 min
- Texture
- Thin liquid
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata–Kapha
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (1 serving) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ¾ cup + 1 tbsp | 200 ml | 1000 ml | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ¼ tsp crushed | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 1 thin slice | 2 g | 10 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Boil water with crushed cumin and ginger 5 minutes.
Step 2: Cool to sip-warm; strain.
Step 3: Serve at 7:00 am as guests wake.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
5kcal
Energy
0.1g
Protein
0.1g
Fat
0.9g
Carbohydrate
0.3g
Fibre
0g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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