Bhuna Adrak & Gur Lozenges for Persistent Night Cough

Ingredients & Supplies Required

• Fresh Ginger (Adrak) (ताजा अदरक (Adrak))

  2-inch piece sliced into thin rounds

  Substitute: Dry ginger powder (Saunth)

• Pure Unrefined Jaggery (Gud) (गुड़ (Gud))

  2 tablespoons grated

  Substitute: Pure raw forest honey

• Kala Namak (Indian Black Salt) (काला नमक (Kala Namak))

  1/4 teaspoon

  Substitute: Sendha namak (Rock salt)

• Carom Seeds (Ajwain) (अजवाइन (Ajwain))

  1/2 teaspoon dry roasted

  Substitute: Crushed black peppercorns

• Pure Desi Cow Ghee (देसी गाय का घी (Desi Cow Ghee)) Optional

  1/2 teaspoon

  Substitute: Cold-pressed sesame oil

Step-by-Step Preparation

1. 1

   Place thinly sliced ginger rounds directly onto a dry cast iron tawa over medium flame. Roast for 3 minutes until aromatic with charred spots.

   Approx. 3 mins

2. 2

   In a small pan, melt 1/2 tsp cow ghee with 2 tbsp grated jaggery over very low heat until bubbling and liquid.

   Approx. 2 mins

3. 3

   Drop the roasted ginger rounds into the molten jaggery along with ajwain and black salt. Stir rapidly to coat both sides.

   Approx. 2 mins

4. 4

   Transfer coated rounds to parchment paper to set for 3 minutes. Slowly dissolve one warm round in mouth right before bed.

   Approx. 3 mins