Thengaai paal is one of the best remedy drink for lot of health issues like cold,cough,ulcer.
For ulcer, we do not add dry in that. Plain coconut milk is added in different types of cuisine to enhance the taste and
consistency. We can add the plain coconut milk in any type of curry to minimise the spice level .
For cold and cough adding dry ginger and pepper, we will get the immediate result . After hospitalisation from
any kind of problem, it helps us to retain appititte back and cools the body from medicine heat. Let us read the recipe
below.
Course : Drink
Cuisine : South Indian
Recipe from : My Mom
Serves : 3 people
Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 5 – 10 mins(until it heats)
Total time : 20 mins
Ingredients :
* Cocunut – 1 big
* Dry Ginger (sukku) – 1 medium size (as per your need)
* Black pepper – 1 tblsp
* Cardamom/ Elachi Powder – 1/4 tsp
* Sugar as needed
* Water as needed.
Preparation Instructions :
1. Shred the coconut and grind it finely in the mixture jar by adding a minimum amount of water.
2. Drain the coconut milk (water from the grinded coconut) by using a filter or a cotton cloth.
3. Add some more water to the filtered coconut and grind it again and drain the milk and repeat the process for atleast 2 more times.
4. Then crush or grind the dry ginger and pepper and add it the extracted coconut milk along with cardamom powder.
5. Heat the coconut milk in a sauce pan in low flame.
6. Stir it in low flame and add sugar once it gets the warm heat and stir it and switch off the stove.
7. Ready to serve.
Steps In Pictures :
1. Add the shredded coconut
in the mixture jar.
2. Grind it finely by adding some water.
3. Drain the coconut milk by
using a filter or a cotton cloth.
4. Add some more water to the filtered coconut
and grind it again and drain the milk
and repeat the process for atleast 2 more times.
5. Keep the coconut milk aside.
6. Crush or grind the dry ginger and pepper.
7. Add it the extracted coconut milk.
8. Add cardamom powder.
9. Heat the coconut milk in a sauce pan
in low flame.
10. Stir it in low flame and add
sugar once it gets the warm
heat and stir it and switch off the stove.
11. Filter it .
12. Ready to serve.
Note of the dish :
1. For this drink the coconut milk is no need to be too thick and at the same time not too watery,
the quantity must be like 3 servings for 1 big coconut.
2. The heat must be in medium or better to be in low, else the milk will get curdled.
3. This drink can be refrigirated and serve chill.
Try it out upcoming chefs.