CONTENT CREDITS: SAMPRADA N
Rasam #1 that cure and protect against viral infections - The recipes
RECIPE: INDIAN RASAM
This recipe has been used several times by Mrs. Samprada N on herself and few other volunteers and family members, for chronic cold and cough. It gives good results.
CONSUME IT 3 TIMES A DAY AS A SOUP OR WITH RICE IN MEAL TIMES
Ingredients:
- Turmeric powder
- Ginger - Scrape the skin for this recipe
- Whole Black Pepper
- 1 Lemon
- Jeera (Cumin seeds)
- Peeled and washed Garlic
- Coriander Leaves
- Toor dal (See Below) - washed well
Preparation:
- Soak jeera, black pepper (5-6), curry leaves and toor dal (a spoonful) for about 20min. Then roughly (not fine paste) grind them.
- Keep 1-inch ginger grated. Mash about 15-20 garlic cloves roughly.
- Tomatoes are optional. Since this rasam is for cure, you can use lime juice in the end, so that the nutrients get absorbed in the body.
- In a vessel filled with water (about 250-300ml), add about 1/4th spoon of turmeric, sambar powder of your choice, salt as per your taste, and let it heat on stove till heat bubbles come.
- Add the ground mixture, greated ginger, and the garlic. Let it boil for about 10min. The water should reduce by 20℅.
- Add a pinch of hing (asafoetida), and let it heat for another 2-3min.
- Switch off the stove.
- In another pan, heat a tablespoon of ghee, and add mustard, jeera for tadka. Pour this ghee tadka (tempering of ghee, mustard, jeera) into the rasam.
- Add lemon juice to the rasam.
- Finally add lots of washed and chopped coriander leaves to the rasam.
- Close the rasam with a plate for 5min, then consume it with rice or drink it like a soup.
Where pepper, ginger add to heat in your body, Ghee and coriander cool them (without making your system susceptible to disease)
It is safe to be consumed by kids and people of all ages.
If you find a change, do share it with others too, so all can benefit.
Healing Indian Soup #2 that cure and protect against viral infections - The recipe
RECIPE - THE HEALING INDIAN SOUP
This recipe is tried by Mrs. Samprada N on herself several times and on family members and friends, for about 1yr with convincing results
Ingredients
- Bel Leaf -1 (means a set of 3 leaves)
- 1 inch Ginger - wash well, so no mud sticks on it.
- Krishna Tulasi - 7 to 8 leaves
- Black Pepper - 1
- Kalkandu (Rock Sugar) - 1 small piece
Preparation
- Prepare a paste of Bel Leaf, Ginger, Krishna Tulasi leaves, Black pepper
- Add the above paste to water and heat it on stove
- Continue heating until the water reduces by about 20%
- Then add a small piece of kalkandu (rock sugar) to above mixture
- Consume it hot.
The effect will be visible after consuming for 3 times a day like a soup. The quantity to be consumes should be 1/4th glass.
It is safe for consumption by kids and people of all ages.
If you find relief through this recipe, do share it with others to benefit all in these tough times.
Ingredient Images for help
Kalkandu (Rock Sugar)
Bel Leaf
Krishna Tulasi
Toor Dal