Chyawanprash is used as an Ayurvedic immunity booster for ages in most Indian households. Chyawanprash is usually made using Indian gooseberries (Amla) and a variety of Ayurvedic herbs that are nutritious and healthy. Chyawanprash strengthens the immune system and is known to be particularly good for the lungs because it nourishes the mucous membranes and helps to keep the respiratory passages clear. Here’s how you can make it in your home in a Microwave Oven:
Prepping Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Level of Cooking: Easy
Taste: Sweet
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
Ingredients:
Indian gooseberries (Amla) – 350 gms
Ghee – 1/3 cup
Jaggery (Gud) -- 400 gms
Saffron (Kesar) – 2-3 strands
For spice powder:
Bay leaf (Tej Patta) – 1
Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini) – 1-inch
Dry ginger (saunth) – 10 gms
Bamboo Manna (Vanshlochan) – 10 gms
Long pepper (Pipli) – 10 gms
Cobra’s saffron (Nagkesar) – 5 gms
Nutmeg (Jaiphal) – 5 mg
Green Cardamom (Choti Elaichi) – 2-3
Clove (Laung) – 4-5
Black Pepper (Kali Mirch) – 4-5
Method
Step 1: Wash, de-seed Amlas and pat dry it completely. Take a glass bowl with 100 ml water and cook the Indian gooseberries for 10 mins at 100% micro power level in a Microwave. Allow it to cool for a few minutes.
Famous majorly in Eastern India, Coconut Barfi is a traditional festive sweet. These barfis are prepared by cooking fresh coconut meat scrapings in milk and sugar, until the mixture is reduced to a tasty consistency.
Prepping Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Level of Cooking: Easy
Taste: Sweet
Serves: 5
Ingredients
Fresh coconut, grated – 3 cups
Sugar – 2 cups
Milk – ½ cup
Cream (optional) – 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
Method
Step 1: Take freshly grated coconut in a deep bottomed vessel.
To grate a coconut, pry the white meat from the brown skin. Take the white pieces of coconut and put them in a foodprocessor and pulse it for 10-15 seconds.
Step 2: Add sugar and milk in the grated coconut.
Step 3: Combine well over medium flame until sugar dissolves completely.
Step 4: Keep stirring continuously for about 10-15 minutes or until the mixture starts to thicken.
Step 5: Add cream and continue to cook over medium flame, stirring continuously to avoid sticking. After 20-25 minutes, the coconut mixture will start to separate from the pan.
Step 6: Cook for another 10-11 minutes or until the mixture starts to hold the shape.
Step 7: Add cardamom powder and combine properly.
Step 8: Prepare a greased plate lined with parchment paper and transfer the prepared dough. Give a bloc
