5 Simple Steps To Prepare Healthy Amla Chyawanprash At Home

Chyawanprash is an Indian solution for a weak immune system. It is made from jaggery, ghee, honey, amla and different Indian spices. It can be prepared at home without any preservatives. Consuming this supplement daily can help you fight various seasonal ailments. Another benefit of homemade Chyawanprash is that you can tweak the recipe as per your liking and it has a shelf life of up to three months.

Ingredients:

1. Amla: 500 gm

   Jaggery/Gur powder: 500 gm

   Desi ghee: 100 gm

   Spice mix powder

   Saffron

   For the spice mix powder:

   1. 3 bay leaves

      1 small cinnamon stick

      1 teaspoon cumin seeds

      1 teaspoon fennel

      2 teaspoons dry ginger powder

      3-4 long black peppercorns

      5 cloves

      6-7 black peppercorns

      1/2 piece nutmeg (powdered)

      6-7 pieces green cardamom

      2 black long cardamom seeds

      Preparation:

      – Roast all the dry spices, grind them finely and make them into a powder. Now filter the spices through a sieve.

      – Wash the gooseberry and steam it for 10 minutes. You can also cook it in a pressure cooker till 1 whistle. Let the gooseberry cool and then remove the seeds.

      -Now grind it finely. Now heat ghee in a pan and add the mashed amla to it. Cook the amla paste for a few minutes, this will gradually thicken the mixture. Now add chopped jaggery. Mix everything well and cook for about 10 minutes.

      -Now add the spice mix powder and cook it until the mixture becomes a little sticky. You will see that the paste will start to come off the sides of the pan after a short while.

      -Now add the saffron, stir and switch off the flame. Your Chyawanprash is ready. Once it cools down completely, transfer it to a glass jar and you can use it for a year.

      “Chyawanprash helps in the elimination of toxins from the body and promotes heart health by lowering cholesterol levels. Due to its antioxidant properties, it improves vitality and life force and slows down the ageing process. As a brain tonic, Chyawanprash can also help improve brain functions such as memory,” said Shrawan Daga, Ayurvedic expert and founder of Krishna’s Herbal and Ayurveda, in an interview.