Wellbeing

Try these drinks to boost your immunity

With the second wave of Covid-19 hitting the country, people are working hard to strengthen their immune system. Home chefs share recipes of immunity-boosting drinks that can be made with local ingredients.

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Chennai

Kashayam - Immunity Boost Drink 

Ingredients: 

Omavalli Leaf or Ajwain Leaf:5| Betel Leaf:5| Tulsi: Handful| Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp| Ginger: 50 gms| Black Pepper Powder: 1 tbsp| Cumin: 1 tsp| Chitrathai: 1 stick of 2 inches| Adhimaduram: 1 tbsp| Fresh Lime Juice: As required| Honey or Naattu Chakkarai: As required| Serving: For 5 people 

Method: 

  • Take 1.5 ltrs of water. Add all the ingredients except lime and honey. Crush the chitrathai and add it to water. Boil the water for minimum 10 mins 
  • Once it's cooled down, add lime juice and honey as required and drink it hot or cold. 
  • You can have this drink twice a day. 

Benefits: 

This drink is very powerful. It helps in solving digestive disorders, essential to retain heat during cold weather and in general beneficial for overall well being. 

Golden Turmeric Milk 

Ingredients: 

For 2 Servings 

Milk| Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp| Dry Ginger Powder: 1/4 tsp| Pepper Powder: 1/4 tsp| Cardamom Powder: 1/4 tsp| Palm Sugar/Candy or Honey: As required. 

Method: 

Carrot Beetroot Juice 

Ingredients: 

Carrot: 3 small| Beetroot: 1 small| Ginger: 1/4 inch piece| Water: 1/4 cup| Ice Cubes: few| Sugar: 2 tbsp (adjust according to your taste)| Lemon Juice: 1 tsp 

Method: 

Notes: 

Carrot Orange Juice 

Ingredients: 

Carrots: 3 roughly chopped| Orange: 2deseeded and pulp taken out| Lemon: 1/2| Sugar: As required| Ice Cubes: 2 

Method: 

Notes: 

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