Ginger-The wonder herb is widely used in Indian cooking.
The ‘horn’ shaped pungent rhizome adds a special invigorating flavour to many dishes and is one of the crucial ingredients for many home remedies.I guess the healing properties of ginger are quite well known to most of us. Alternative medicine recommends chewing a piece of ginger daily-‘A piece of Ginger a day keeps the doctor away’ 🙂
A small piece of crushed ginger added to my daily Chai (tea) –my mantra to kick start a long day ahead!
Or you can just pop up a piece of Sunthi (sun dried ginger pieces coated with salt)whenever required.This is available readymade in many stores here.
Sunthi (sun dried ginger pieces coated with salt)
My Mom makes a fresh Pachak (digestive) from Fresh Ginger and Lime whenever anyone has any problem associated with digestion- poor appetite, indigestion, nausea,headache etc. I love the taste of this Pachak- pungent and tangy.
Ginger,Lemon and Black Salt –Ingredients for the Pachak
So the next time you have any of these problems try this Ginger-Lime Pachak- my entry to ‘Jihva for Ginger’ hosted by Rosie of ‘What’s the Recipe TodayJim?’
1 tbsp fresh juicy Ginger peeled and grated
1 tbsp lime juice
Black salt as per taste(1-2 pinches)
Mix all the ingredients together.Wait till the ginger releases all the juice and it mixes nicely with the lime juice (a pinkish tinge will be observed for the Pachak), say about for half an hour.
I usually take about half tsp of this Pachak twice daily whenever I am suffering from any of the above mentioned digestive problems.This Pachak can stay for a week if refrigerated.Make this as and when required instead of storing it for long.
Ginger-Lime Pachak
Sailaja says
Healthy entry, Madhuli. I’m a ginger freak and use a lot of ginger in my cooking and always keep sonti (dry ginger) at home.
tanmay says
i make pachak in four different flavours which are made by hand without using any machine, preservatives or chemicals of any sort.
they are made on munnaka (a variety of raisin), two on ginger and one on raisin itself. all are useful in digestion and problems related to it.
ajeetsingh says
i can prepare different varieties of tea using Ginger, its taste is nice and good for Health also.
Madhuli says
great
priya says
Thanks for the nice healthy recipe ! Do you take this pachak before or after the meal?
Ruby says
Nice ginger lime pachak. TFU(thx 4 uploading)