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Harira for New Mothers : A Healing Postpartum Ayurvedic Broth

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Harira for New Moms A nourishing Ayurvedic tonic for postpartum healing & winter wellness 🧾  Ingredients: Lotus seeds (makhana) - 1 cup (chopped) Coconut (nariyal) - 1/2 cup (grated) Cashew nuts (kaju) - 20 (chopped) Almonds (badam) - 30 (chopped) Raisins (kishmish) - 20 (chopped) Walnuts (akhrot) - 10 (chopped) Gond (Edible gum) - 1/2 cup Pista - 10 Dry dates (chhuhara) - 10 Poppy seeds - 4 tbsp Charoli (chironji) - 1 tsp Jaggery (gud) - 1 cup Desi Ghee - 4 tbsp Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain) - 1 tsp Ginger powder (sonth powder) - 2 tbsp Turmeric powder (haldi powder) - 2 tsp Fennel seeds (saunf) - 1 tbsp Green cardamoms (hari elaichi) - 4 Cloves (laung) - 2 Nutmeg (Jaifal) - 1/8 piece Cinnamon (dalchini) - 1/2 inch piece Method: 🥣 Step 1: Soaking Ingredients 💧 Soak dry dates and poppy seeds (khus khus) separately in water for 2 hours . 🧄 Step 2: Make the Base Paste 🌰 Remove seeds from dry dates and add to a blender. 🌿 Drain poppy seeds a...

Kali Gajar Ki Kanji | Black Carrot Drink (Kanji)

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Kali Gajar Ki Kanji Ingredients : Black Carrot - 250 gm Mustard seeds - 2 tbsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste  Hing (Asafetida) - 1 tsp Water - 1 liter Mustard Oil - 1/2 tsp Method : 1. Soak mustard seeds in 4 tbsp lukewarm water for 30 minutes 2. Peel and wash the carrots properly 3. Cut the carrots into batons about 3-4 inch long 4. Boil 1 liter water in a sauce pan 5. In the boiling water add carrots and let it come to a boil again 6. Remove from heat and cover it for 5 minutes 7. Grind mustard seeds to a fine paste 8. Add mustard seeds paste, salt, hing and oil to the carrot water and mix nicely 9. Transfer the carrot mixture to a glass or ceramic or earthen container after it cools to room temperature 10. Cover it and keep this container in the sunlight to ferment for 4-5 days 11. If there isn't ample sunlight, keep it in a warm place and let it ferment 12. Once done, taste the Kanji to check if it is ready. If it is sour, then pour it into glasses and serve काली गाजर की कांजी...