When winter season knocks at our doors, most of us tend to catch a cold. That’s when warm foods such as oats porridge, turmeric milk, khichdi, ginger tea, and chicken soup, all come in handy. One creamy concoction that can help too is Besan ka Sheera. It is an age-old effective home remedy from Punjabi households for treating the common cold.
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In north India, there are many variations of Sheera. The one I am sharing with you has always been made with besan (Bengal gram flour), ghee, milk, turmeric, black pepper, and cardamom. This sheera is like a semi-thick soup that is known to bring immense relief from the cold. Honey or powdered jaggery is added for sweetness to it, which makes the sheera tastes amazingly delicious. Some people prefer to make a bit runny version of this, but I find that eating small spoonfuls of sheera soothes the aching throat and calms the sinuses. Even if you aren’t sick, you can still eat this in winters as is or by making it thicker and richer in halwa form with dry fruits in it.
Besan ka sheera must be consumed warm right before bedtime. It is believed that having it at night time dries up the phlegm and induces good sleep. Although besan ka Sheera won’t treat your cold directly, it certainly provides a comforting and soothing feeling to your body and soul. Hope you try ad enjoy!
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A home remedy for cough and cold that is delicious to eat as well
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup besan
- 1 1/2 tbsp desi ghee
- 1/8 tsp (+) turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- Pinch of saffron
- 1 1/2 hot milk, as needed
- 2 tsp honey
Instructions
- Heat milk and add saffron to it
- Take a heavy bottom saucepan and put it on the stove on medium heat.
- Now add ghee to it and let it melt.
- Next, add besan.
- Cook until it is fragrant, thin, and starts changing color.
- Add black pepper powder, turmeric and cardamom powder.
- Now add milk ( as needed) in batches and stir continuously to prevent formation of lumps.
- Keep stirring on medium low heat until the sheera starts thickening.
- Finally mix in honey.
- Turn off the heat and pour into cups to enjoy the soothing feel of this hot and creamy home remedy.
Tarnjit Hemer
So yummy!!
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marcela
WOW!….it looks delicious….it is like a golden milk in a pudding version because of the besan….I love this idea!!!…..I will make it as a dessert too!!…..Abrazotes, Marcela
Balvinder
Thank you, Marcela! just wanted you to know I am not able to comment on your post. But I also made focaccia.
angiesrecipes
Perfect for flu season or just for cold winter days!
Judee
It looks so pretty and like a pudding. I was surprised to hear you refer to it as soup. A good thing to know if your have a cold.
Balvinder
Thank you, Jude!
It does have the soup like consistency