Homemade Recipe For Lactating Mothers

By Azoreg – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

On the occasion of breastfeeding week, I am happy to share an age old recipe taught by ancestors.

Ingredients

1. Adi maduram ( licorice) 10 gms

2. Ajwain 1 cup

3. Chitirattai (lesser galangal / kulanjan / blue ginger) 15 gms

4. Cloves 15 gms

5. Dal chinni 15 gms

6. Dry ginger 200 gms

7. Elachi 15 gms

8. Ghee 300 gms

9. Hing 10 gms

10. Honey 100 gms

11. Javitri (mace) 10 gms

12. Jaiphal 1 small piece

13. Jeera 15 gms

14. Khus khus 15 gms

15. Mustard seeds 15 gms

16. Palm jaggery – ¾ kg

17. Pepper 15 gms

18. Saboot dhaniya 25 gms

19. Tippili (long pepper) 50 gms

20. Turmeric 10  gms

21. Val milage (cubeb / kabab chinni) 15 gms

Method

1. Dry roast all the ingredients separately and allow it to cool

2. Then grind it into a powder. I make in chakki

3. Then seive it so that the powder is evenly mixed

4. In a khadai add half liter of water and add the palm jaggery

5. Boil it till the jaggery is fully melted

6. Then strain it twice to take out the impurities

7. Wash the khadai and put the strained jaggery syrup in it and allow it to boil for five minutes

8. Add ghee and once the ghee starts melting, add the powder little by little and mix it, stirring continuously. Keep the flame low.

9. Now mix it nicely till all the lumps is gone and cook for ten minutes

10. Now add little ghee again if necessary.

11. You can see one shine in the ready mixture.

12. It should be in pouring consistency.

13. Now add honey and mix well.

14. Switch off the gas

15. Transfer the ready mix in a steel container and allow it to cool down

16. Once its cold it will becomes little thick

Lactating mothers should have twice a day along with hot milk. It helps in increasing the milk supply and also helps in digestion.

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