Milagu Kashayam for Cold and Cough
Ingredients :
Water - 1 cup
Black pepper powder(Milagu)(freshly powdered) - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander Powder (dhaniya)(freshly powdered) - 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder(Jeeragam)(freshly powdered) - 1/2 teaspoon
Panang karkandu(palm sugar candy) - 1 teaspoon
Thulasi - 4 - 5 leaves
Preparation Method :
- Take water in a vessel.
- Add the pepper powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and let it boil until the water reduces to 3/4 th of its content.
- Add the panankalkandu and thulasi and let it boil for 1 minute.
- Switch off the stove.
- Kashayam is ready.
- Strain the kashayam to remove the pulp settled at the bottom.
- For children more panankalkandu can be added.
- This kashayam has to be consumed when it is in tolerable heat as that will soothe the throat.
- This kashayam can be consumed one time a day when affected with cold and cough.
- Pepper is a good reliever of cold and cough.