- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 200 ml
- Time
- 15 min
- Texture
- IDDSI 1–2
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Cooling; settles nausea and thirst
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puffed rice (murmura / laja) | 2 cups puffed rice | 50 g | 250 g | |
| Water | 3⅓ cups | 800 ml | 4000 ml | |
| Ghee (cow) | 1 tsp | 5 g | 25 g | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ¼ tsp roasted | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ⅓ tsp rock salt | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Pomegranate arils | ¼ cup arils, juiced (optional) | 40 g | 200 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Dry-roast puffed rice 2 minutes.
Step 2: Simmer in water 8–10 minutes until fully soft.
Step 3: Whisk smooth; add ghee, roasted cumin, salt.
Step 4: Add pomegranate juice off heat if using.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
61kcal
Energy
1.1g
Protein
1.4g
Fat
11.7g
Carbohydrate
0.6g
Fibre
0.5g
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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