Wednesday 19 February 2014

Sukku Malli Kappi(Dry Ginger Dhania Coffee)

I use fresh ginger a lot in my cooking and dry ginger occasionally in some of my dishes especially during the winter months. We all know the health benefits of ginger. It’s widely used in all forms of medicine.  Sukku is nothing but sun dried ginger. Anyone who has gulped it will never forget the sharp taste and the health benefits.
Chukku is dry ginger and Kashayam is a herbal combination decoction, a type of medicine in Ayurveda. Chukku/Dry ginger is a significant and vital ingredient in preparing Kashayam as well as a common ingredient in most of the Ayurvedic medicines.Chukku Kappi is a herbal medicinal decoction using pungent spices like dry ginger, peppercorns, cumin and an aromatic herb like Tulasi/Holy Basil with a touch of jaggery and flavored by coffee or tea. It’s quite strong and spicy and sweet which helps alleviate cough and cold, mild fever, throat infections and nasal congestions. This is the simplest of Kashayam which you can make at home.
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Prep time: 30 mins|Cook time: 15 mins`
Cuisine:South Indian,Tamil Nadu recipes

Ingredients
Quantity
Water
1 ½ cups
Freshly ground sukku coffee powder
1 tsp
Fresh basil leaves(small ones)
handful
Panaakal kandu(Crystallized Palm Sugar)
¼ cup
Sugar(if needed)
to taste
Freshly ground Sukku Malli powder
Dry ginger (sukku)      - ¼ cup
Coriander seeds            - ½ cup
Black peppercorns      - 1 tsp    
Jeera /cumin seeds    - 2 tsp
Elachi (Cardamom)    - 3 pods
Method
1. Dry roast and grind them together. This is called sukku coffee powder. kappi-0012. This can be stored in air tight container for months.
kappi 2-0013. In a saucepan, heat water and jaggery and palm sugar together; when it starts melting, add the Tulasi/Holy Basil leaves and close the pan with a lid. Now add the powdered dry –ginger/chukku, pepper powder and cumin powder.kappi 3-0014. Strain the coffee and pour it to a coffee mug and immediately inhale the steam coming from the coffee. Strain the water add boiled milk and sugar if necessary.IMG_20140219_172414-001 Notes
Consuming more dry ginger may cause constipation and hence please do not take more than 2 servings of Chukku Kappi per day, on sick days). I did not have karupatti, so I tried with panaakal kandu. 

12 comments:

  1. Healthy and refreshing chukku kappi :) useful post dear !!

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    1. Yes laxmi,now I am suffering from severe cold.Its working out well.

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  3. Useful post dear...thanks for sharing..

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  4. Sukku Malli kaapi looks nice.. my fav kaapi..

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    1. Yes my dads fav too.IN learnt it from my aunty dear.

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  5. I don't trust in pills so whenever is someone sick I immediately make this only at home ,home made sukku malli are always healthy and best for health.

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  6. Helping home remedy for cold and indigestion,good post.A bookmark recipe

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  7. Now you can buy Karupatti/Palm Jaggery and Palm Sugar from www.pachaa.in or www.onlinegrocerychennai.com

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  8. Buy Dry Ginger Online in India . Ginger is considered to be one of the most important and indispensable spices of Indian culinary practices. Dried ginger is mainly used in cakes and biscuits, especially ginger snaps and gingerbread. The taste of dried ginger is more aromatic than pungent and is used quite often in bakery products such as spicy cracker

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  10. Great helpful recipe. It is a very healthy drink
    Thanks
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