Gur ka sharbat with health benefits: Tasty jaggrey-Lemon summer drink/Shikanji

Jaggrey-Lemon Drink

Ingredients:

Jaggrey/gurr 250 gram

Lemon 250 gram

Black salt 1 tbs or to taste 

Chia seed/Tukhmalnga 1 tsp


Roohafza 5 tbs or to to taste

Water 2 jugs

watch my video below for detailed recipe

Method:

1. First prepare jaggery syrup (Soak jaggery/gurr in 1 litre warm water for 3 hours or for instant syrup boil jaggery in water until dissolve).

2. Dissolve chia seeds in 1/2 cup of water.

3. Strain jaggery syrup and add 1 jug/1 litre of water in it.

4. Add lemon juice in syrup.

5. Add soaked chia seeds in syrup.

6. Add roohafza and salt in jaggery syrup and mix well.

Refreshing jaggery lemon drink is ready to serve.

Health benefit:

This jaggrey drink is known as shikanjbeen/lemo-pani in our country but i used jaggrey instead of sugar. It is very popular summer drink,simple to prepare but full of nutrition.

Why Jaggrey/gurr?

Detoxes the liver:

It is natural detox, helps to clean liver by flushing out toxins from our body

prevent constipation:

It prevents constipation by aiding digestion,Jaggery activate enzymes in our body stimulate bowl movement and help relive constipation

Boost immunity:

It is full of antioxidants and minerals like zinc and selenium which helps to prevent free radical. (cause of early aging). It also boost resistance against infections.

Cleansing the body:

Jaggery is natural cleansing agent for body Hence, it is highly recommended to eat jaggery for the removal of toxin from your body. It efficiently cleans the intestine, stomach,lungs and food pipes and respiratory tract.

Drink benefits:

Improve digestion:

This drink can do wonder for your digestion system. Lemon is rich in pectin fiber and ascorbic acid, both of these help to boost digestion.

Prevent respiratory problems:

It helps in curing respiratory problem,along with breathing problem.

Full of nutrients:

Lemon is also diuretic so, treat rheumatism and arthritis. It helps to flush out bacteria and toxins out of our body.

Lemon is full of vitamin 'c' alkaline nature of lemon protects the body cells from oxidation

Natural coolant:

This drink is full of energy and is natural coolant. As, the temperature rises in summer this drink helps to maintain body temperature, It keeps the body cool and hydrated. It also prevent loss of sodium chloride and iron in summer due to excessive sweating.

Weight loss:

This drink also helps in reducing weight as lemon contain pectin fiber which makes you feel full for longer time, Lemon is also natural cleanser and has detoxifying properties.

Chia seeds are full of fiber helps to reduce weight.

ENJOY! the chilled glass of this energizing drink and make healthy startup and avoid dehydration.