HORSEGRAM SHARBAT

Today I had cooked the kulith sprouts for making pani poori.  Instead of the normal ragda or moong sprouts or white watana, I tried the kulith sprouts and it tasted good.

After cooking the sprouts, I had 1/4 cup of stock of the same which I did not want to throw away.  So I made sharbat out of it and it tasted good.

Since the summer is on and it is very hot, this drinks is quite good for health.

Horsegram is or kulith or muthira it is called, is  rich in B-complex vitamins,  proteine and  highly nutritious. 
It is  commonly prescribed in ayurvedic medicine for conditions like difficult breathing, cough, gastric problems, ulcers, worm infections and excessive perspiration. Some alternative medicine experts even consider horse gram as a good remedy to control joints pain. It can be also used as a natural health tonic.    It tones up the digestive system and prevents acidity and flatulence. 
People suffering from spleen enlargement, colic and weak liver can also benefit from this plants medicinal properties. People with kidney stones, hypertension, gall stones also benefit from its intake.   


  Let us have a look at the recipe now

 

HORSEGRAM SHARBAT

Ingredients:


2 tbsp horsegram sprouts
salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp jaggery
chaat masala
pudina leaves for garnishing.
lime juice
cumin powder


Method:

1.  Boil the sprouts with 1/2 cup of water and drain the water.   The stock should be used for making this sharbat.

2. In  1/4 cup of stock, add a glass of water, mix sugar, jaggery, chaat masala, cumin powder and allow to chill.  ( cumin powder, chat masala, put as required).

3.  Serve with chopped pudina leaves with few drops of lime juice.


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You can add a tsp of sweet chutney  in place of jaggery and lime juice and reduce the quantity of sugar.