This is a medicinal drink and can sip on during winter/ monsoon time when you have a common cold, cough or sore throat. You will get an instant relief.
Even though instant ready to make powders are available on the market, I prefer to make chukka kapi with my own traditional method which I got it from my amma and ammumma.
In Tamil houses too they prepare this and they add coffee powder and elaichi. Sukku coffee has been used as a remedy for everything from digestive issues to the common cold in tamil households for centuries.
Preparation:
Water : 2 and 1/2 ( I measured with steel glass)
Dry Ginger Crushed with mortar and pestle 2 Tablespoon
Cumin / Jeera Crushed 1Teaspoon
Black Pepper 3/4 Teaspoon
Tulsi leaves 4-5 nos
Jaggery syrup Concentrated 2 Tablespoon Instead you can use chakkara / karuppetti too
Heat water in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. add all the ingredients to the boiling water and reduce the flame. Stir occassionally. Let it boil for 10-15 mints. (The key is if you want to make 1 cup take 2 cups of water and let the 1cup of water boil and evaporate then the remaining 1cup of kappi will be very tasty and will contain with the very essence of all ingredients. ) Strain it and drink it hot.
Pls add these traditional treasures .. Many thanks
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