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Milagu Legiyam | How to make Milagu Marundhu

Milagu legiyam, a traditional ayurvedic medicine made with black peppercorns. Home-made remedy for common colds and climate change infections.
Course Ayurvedic medicine, Traditional
Cuisine Asian, Indian, South-Indian
Keyword Ayurvedic medince for cold, Home remedy for common cold, How to make milagu legiyam, Milagu marundhu
Prep Time 6 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 7 hours
Calories

Equipment

  • indian style mixie/blender

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Whole black peppercorns
  • ¼ cup milk boiled and chilled
  • ¾ cup jaggery
  • 3 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 4 tablespoon ghee

Instructions

  • Soak pepper in milk overnight and leave it on the counter. I used boiled and chilled milk for soaking. Next day morning, grind the pepper with the milk to a fine paste. The pepper has to be soaked for 5-6 hours maximum, so you can do  the soaking in the day time too.
  • Regarding  leaving the milk on the counter, if it is a cold climate in your place, then leave it on the counter. If  it is a hot climate and you feel the milk might spoil, then keep it in the fridge.
  • Take the ground pepper in a heavy-bottom pan. Wash the mixer in which you ground the pepper with ¼ cup water and add that water to pepper paste. Cook this mixture in a slow flame, stirring often.
  • While the pepper is cooking, take jaggery in a pan add ¼ water and cook in a slow flame until the jaggery is melted completely. Strain that jaggery for impurities .
  • Add the jaggery and the shredded ginger to the pepper mix.
  • Let this cook until the jaggery is fully absorbed, in a slow flame. Take care, it might splutter out of the vessel, so better to have a wide pan. Keep stirring often. It takes around 15-20 minutes for the liquid to get absorbed fully. 
  • At this stage add the ghee and mix well. Let this be on the stove for another 10 minutes  or until it the fudge comes along with the ladle when stirred.
  • Take it off the stove. Add honey and stir well.  Let it cool, keep it in an air-tight container on the kitchen counter.
  • During cold days, this can be taken for 3 days continously or alternate days in a week, about the size of a gooseberry.  If you are naturally a hot(pitta) body, you can take weekly once. And also have a cup of milk the day you are taking this.

Notes

  • The above measurements make about ½ -¾ cup of marundhu. Will fit in an 200 grams bottle.
  • If you are a naturally hot(pitta) body, then take this once in a week. And also have a cup of milk , on days you are taking this legiyam.
  • If you are used to simple home remedies and ayurveda then this will definitely suit you, if otherwise do not try.
  • This legiyam is just a home remedy for prevention of cold during winter and not a replacement for any cold/flu Medicine.