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Evening · Drink dish, illustrative
Volume I · Jan 4

Haldi–Adrak–Gud Kadha

JanuaryEvening · Drink
Serves
4
Portion
150 ml cup
Time
Cook 15 min
Texture
Thin liquid
Season
WinterJanuary
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Reduces Kapha & Vata

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Water3 cups700 ml3500 ml
Ginger, fresh1-inch piece, crushed15 g75 g
Turmeric powder½ tsp (or 10 g fresh root)2 g10 g
Black pepper4–5 peppercorns, crushed0.5 g2.5 g
Cinnamon1-inch stick1 g5 g
Tulsi (holy basil) leaves8–10 leaves3 g15 g
Jaggery (gur)2 tbsp grated24 g120 g
Lemon juice2 tsp (optional)10 ml50 ml

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Boil water with ginger, cinnamon, pepper and turmeric.

  2. Step 2: Simmer 10 minutes until reduced to about 600 ml.

  3. Step 3: Add tulsi leaves; simmer 2 minutes.

  4. Step 4: Turn off heat; stir in jaggery until dissolved.

  5. Step 5: Strain; add lemon only once warm. Serve at 60–65 °C.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

29kcal
Energy
0.2g
Protein
0.1g
Fat
7g
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.

Variations & further ideas