North India

Kadha

Name: Kadha
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Pan Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 15 leaves tulsi leaves (holy basil); 1 inch crushed ginger; 6 to 8 peppercorns crushed black pepper; 1 small cinnamon stick and 2 cloves whole spices; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tbsp or to taste jaggery; 2 tsp optional lemon juice

Tulsi, ginger, pepper and cinnamon simmered strong. Grandma's answer to every sniffle.

20 minTime

0 gProtein each

mediumSpice

The home remedy2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayTulsi, ginger, pepper and jaggery.

The original

41kcalsame

0 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

20minutessame

Classic kadha.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Water2 cups

Tulsi leaves (holy basil)15 leaves

Ginger2.5 cm, crushed

Black pepper6 to 8 peppercorns, crushed

Whole spices1 small cinnamon stick and 2 cloves

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Jaggery1 tbsp, or to taste

Lemon juice2 tsp, optional

Method

3 steps

1Bring the water to a boil with ginger, pepper, cinnamon, cloves and turmeric.
2Add the tulsi and simmer until reduced to about half.
3Stir in jaggery until dissolved, then strain. Add lemon once slightly cooled.

Serve it like this

Pour into glasses just before serving, nicely chilled or piping hot, whichever it's meant to be.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

North India

Kadha

Tulsi, ginger, pepper and cinnamon simmered strong. Grandma's answer to every sniffle.

20 minTime

0 gProtein each

mediumSpice

The home remedy2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayTulsi, ginger, pepper and jaggery.

The original

41kcalsame

0 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

20minutessame

Classic kadha.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Water2 cups

Tulsi leaves (holy basil)15 leaves

Ginger2.5 cm, crushed

Black pepper6 to 8 peppercorns, crushed

Whole spices1 small cinnamon stick and 2 cloves

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Jaggery1 tbsp, or to taste

Lemon juice2 tsp, optional

Method

3 steps

1Bring the water to a boil with ginger, pepper, cinnamon, cloves and turmeric.
2Add the tulsi and simmer until reduced to about half.
3Stir in jaggery until dissolved, then strain. Add lemon once slightly cooled.

Serve it like this

Pour into glasses just before serving, nicely chilled or piping hot, whichever it's meant to be.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

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