Kashayam | Herbal Tea | Home Remedy for Cold
Kashayam, Kadha stylishly called herbal tea in English, is a simple home made concoction of pantry ingredients. This grandma's medicine provides immense relief to simple cold and cough.
Servings 4
Calories
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns/milagu
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera
- 1 teaspoon ajwain/carom seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds/dhaniya
- ½ teaspoon fennel seeds/sombhu
- 6 pods cardamom
- 4 nos cloves
- ½ inch cinnamon bark
- 2 nos long pepper, thippali optional
- 1 inch piece of fresh ginger peeled , crushed
- 1 - 2 tablespoon grated jaggery
- 10 nos Fresh tulsi leaves.
Instructions
- Measure and keep all the ingredients ready. I slightly crushed the dry ingredients in my mortar-pestle. Though not necessary, i feel it adds flavor when crushed.
- Boil water in a heavy bottom sauce pan. When it comes to a boil, add all the dry ingredients. Let this boil in a medium flame fr 12-15 minutes.
- While the dry ingredients are boiling, add the fresh tulsi leaves and crushed fresh ginger to this.
- Towards the end add grated jaggery and remove it from the stove. Let it sit for a minute or two.
- Strain the kashayam to another vessel. Crush the strained ingredients to remove the last bit of juice (i always do)
- Serve it hot. Any leftover kashayam can be left on the kitchen counter for 6-8 hours. Warm and serve it hot.
Notes
- Ajwain/carom seeds can be replaced with 4-5 nos fresh Indian borage/Karpooravalli leaves
- Do not to drink it everyday, Once in ⅔ days is fine. The ingredients mentioned might make your body heat and you might end up with stomach issues.