Bendi Filed under ( Amchikele Randap/Konkani food, Chews, Cold and Cough, Home Remedies )

Love and a cough cannot be hid. I m in Love already n cough just had struck me last week…. Ne ways now m fine….

I hate tablets nd even visiting doc for simple cold and cough… I always try taking some home remedy for simple cough and cold…. As my Granny was here she made Kashaya (kada with pepper and dry ginger with Jaggery) then she made some bendi to chew…. Instead of strepsils and halls….

I remember those childhood days when we used to get packets of bendi at home and just chew them whenever we feel like eating something sweet n spicy or ne time we had sore throat it wud act like a quick soother.

These days its very difficult to find bendi’s at store in Mangalore…. And may be these days kids don’t even know about this……

Mamama made these cutie chews for us (hubby nd me) as both had cough and cold L… Now we both are bac to norm… It was really soothing….. Love U Mamama J J J.

So if ne one of u have sore throat u can make these chews at home….

Here is the recipe for bendi:

Jaggery – 1 cup (Use the jaggery which we use to make laddoos)

Dry ginger powder (freshly ground is really good) – 2 tbsp

Freshly Ground Pepper Powder – 4 Tbsp

Water – ¼ cup

Method:

Dissolve  jaggery in water Strain and remove impurities.

Put the dissolved jaggery in a pan and boil it down to a syrup of hard ball consistency.

You are able to roll the syrup in a ball, if a little quantity of syrup is dropped in cold water. Lift the ball out of the water and  drop back into it, if it falls with a sound of hitting against the floor of the bowl then the syrup is done.

Now add dry ginger powder and pepper powder and mis well.

Heat for another 5 minutes till thick and remove the syrup on a plate (apply ghee on the plate so that it doesn’t get stuck).

When hot itself make small balls and keep aside.

Roll these balls either in silver foil or plastic wrap and Store it in a Air tight container.

Enjoy the chews when required.

M sure u guys will try this out and Enjoy!!!! Or If U have a sweet mamama (granny) like mine u can always tell her to make it.... she will always love to J  J J .

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Till the next post,

Bubye,

Take Care, Eat Healthy Be healthy,