Kerala

Chukku kappi

Name: Chukku kappi
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Kerala
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups water; 1 tsp or a 1 inch piece of chukku, crushed dry ginger powder (ground ginger); 1/2 tsp peppercorns black pepper; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp coriander seeds; 8 to 10 leaves tulsi leaves (holy basil); 3 tbsp or karupatti jaggery; 2 tsp filter coffee powder filter coffee powder

Dry ginger, pepper, tulsi and jaggery in black coffee. A monsoon hug in a steel tumbler.

15 minTime

1 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Chukku means dry ginger3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCrushed chukku, karupatti and a tulsi sprig from the yard.

The original

74kcal

1 gprotein

1 gfibre

15minutes

Chukku kappi as Kerala homes brew it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Water2½ cups

Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)1 tsp, or a 1 inch piece of chukku, crushed

Black pepper½ tsp peppercorns

Cumin seeds¼ tsp

Coriander seeds½ tsp

Tulsi leaves (holy basil)8 to 10 leaves

Jaggery3 tbsp, or karupatti

Filter coffee powder2 tsp filter coffee powder

Method

5 steps

1Crush the dry ginger, pepper, cumin and coriander coarsely in a mortar.
2Boil the water with the crushed spices and tulsi leaves, then simmer for 5 minutes.
3Add the jaggery and stir until dissolved, then simmer for 2 minutes more.
4Turn off the heat, stir in the coffee powder, cover and steep for 2 minutes. Strain into tumblers.
5Serve hot.

Serve it like this

Pour into steel tumblers or small glasses and serve piping hot with banana chips or avalose unda.

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Chukku kappi

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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