Kashayam for Cold and Cough, Home remedy

Name: Kashayam for Cold and Cough, Home remedy
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp Whole black pepper; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds; 2 Ajwain leaves | omavalli leaves; 2 or 3 Kandathippili; 2 small Betal leaves | vethalai; 2 tsp Palm sugar or honey; 2 cups Water; 2 pinches Dry ginger powder/small piece of fresh ginger, crush slightly before use; 1/4 tsp Fresh turmeric a small piece / turmeric powder

SaranyaSenthil @cook_16747527

USA

how to make a Kashayam with easily available ingredients at home and home garden. Generally my mom never gives us any medicine for common cold and cough, as she always says it will last for a week and give us only home remedies. I am sure many bones follow different methods of kashayam, this is the common one we used to make at home. If you omit one or 2 ingredients also it is fine. I have given alternatives for that in the ingredient table itself.

SaranyaSenthil @cook_16747527

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Ingredients

2 servings

1/2 tspWhole black pepper
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1/2 tspCoriander seeds
2Ajwain leaves | omavalli leaves
2 or 3Kandathippili
2 smallBetal leaves | vethalai
2 tspPalm sugar or honey
2 cupsWater
2 pinchesDry ginger powder/small piece of fresh ginger, crush slightly before use
1/4 tsp Fresh turmeric a small piece / turmeric powder

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Steps

1

In a sauce pan add 2 cups of water and add the slightly crushed whole black pepper, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, ajwain leaves, betal leaves and dry ginger powder.
2

Add in the fresh turmeric, slightly crush before use.
If using turmeric powder use it.
Let this boil for 10 -12 minutes.
Once done switch off the flame.
3

Filter the mixture and using a spoon nicely squeeze the spice mixture.
Discard the spice mixture as we extracted all the juice from it.
Add palm sugar candy or honey to this and mix well.
Serve it hot.
This kashayam soothes the throat and controls cough and cold.
You can have this once a day, up to 5 days.
4

If you don't get ajwain leaves, then add 1/2 tsp pf ajwain seeds| omam. You can also add a small stick of Cinnamon, Tulsi leaves to the the water while making Kashayam.