
- 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
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 3 cups | 700 ml | 3500 ml | |
| Ginger, fresh | 1-inch piece, crushed | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Turmeric powder | ½ tsp (or 10 g fresh root) | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Black pepper | 4–5 peppercorns, crushed | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Cinnamon | 1-inch stick | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Tulsi (holy basil) leaves | 8–10 leaves | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Jaggery (gur) | 2 tbsp grated | 24 g | 120 g | |
| Lemon juice | 2 tsp (optional) | 10 ml | 50 ml |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Boil water with ginger, cinnamon, pepper and turmeric.
Step 2: Simmer 10 minutes until reduced to about 600 ml.
Step 3: Add tulsi leaves; simmer 2 minutes.
Step 4: Turn off heat; stir in jaggery until dissolved.
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.
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