A hot drink that will boost your health and hopefully will make your cough disappear!
So my family has been down with flu, cold, viral, sinus and other infections for the last 4 weeks, and I found a tiny steadily growing cough in my throat as well.
You have to know that I am a bit hypochondriac, and now I am scared to fall as ill as everybody else around me.
I am usually hesitant in taking antibiotics, and am trying out every home remedy before, unless antibiotics become the only way to get well again.
We have a friend staying over to support us in our misery until Christmas (or until we get well again before that), and she made us a drink today, which is one of her Nepali aunties favourite home remedies against a cold or cough: Basar Pani.
For 3 cups (200ml each) it will take about 15 min, and here is the way how to make it, and what’s inside:
- 700ml Water
- 1/2 tsp Tumeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- a pinch of Ajowan seeds
- 0.5cm ginger, crushed
- Juice from 1/2 Lemon
- 1/2 tsp salt
Add all ingredients with water into a pot, except Lemon and Salt.
Bring to boil and keep boiling with almost closed lid for about 10-15 min. If the Tumeric is of good quality, you will get a reddish colour. Wait until liquid has reduced by about 10-15%.
Filter liquid into three cups, and add Lemon juice and Salt as you like. I used about 1/3 lemon and a good pinch of Salt for my cup. Drink hot! Cheers!
When adding the lemon juice, the colour of the Besar Pani Drink turns back into yellow (or white if minor quality).
Drink at least once a day. (If you can)
And be aware of tumeric stains on your clothes. They will stay there forever.
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