Home Remedies for Cold, Cough.

Home Remedies for Cold, Cough..

GOOT – Natural Remedy for Colds, Flu

GOOT – Natural Remedy for Colds, Flu.

McArabia Sandwich

A While ago i had my first McArabia Sandwich.. and its really yummy…. One fine afternoon my cook bug kicked in and wanted to try this Delicious sandwich at home.. with all my home ingredient.. Seriously guys its worth a try.

McArabia Recipe

Pita Bread:
Ingredients:

All purpose flour: 1 and 1/2 cup
Instant yeast: 1/2tsp
Onion seeds/Kalonji: 1/2tsp
Oil: 1tbsp
Milk: 1/2 cup (Luke warm)
Salt: 1/2 tsp

Instructions:
Knead the dough and rest it for 30mins.
Knead it again to make it air free then divide into 4 balls and roll each one out like how we make rotis/chapatis but a bit thicker. Cook over your tava or pan on medium heat until done on both sides.

Secondly the chicken patties:

Ingredients:

Chicken minced: 1/2kg
Soya sauce: 1tbsp
Garlic paste: 1tsp
Onion: 1 medium finely chopped
Salt: to taste
Pepper: 1tsp
I added 1 green chilli chopped

Instructions:
Make 8 patties out of your mixture and to thin them just grease the bottom of a plate and squeeze down on each patty with it or just press with your hands to shape it. You will need 2 patties for each sandwich. Shallow fry them..

For the sauce:
mayo: 1tbsp
cream: 1/2cup
milk: 2tbsp
mix them together

Filling:
ice berg salad, sliced finely
1 onion cut into rings
1 no.sliced capsicum
tomato roundels
carrot jullienes
these you will use according to your preference..

Now take the pita bread..place the chicken patties top with the veggies and then the sauce..close it and serve with whatever you like fries or salad.

Lactation Cookies, or Galactagogues, mothers milk makers, milkin cookies.

I know what you’re probably thinking: lactation cookies?! Really?

Hey, I’m willing to give anything a try at this point if it might help us, even if it’s an old wives’ tale I read about on the internet. I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again . It’s not like this is going to turn you into a milk cow if you’re not in a position in life where you’d like to increase your milk supply. But for those of us looking to promote healthy lactation, why not, right? Even though the recipe calls for some slightly unusual ingredients, these actually taste really good. Like an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie with a slightly nutty extra kick.
These are super yummy and help boost your milk supply! The recommended “dose” is 4 cookies per day (good luck limiting yourself to that many). This recipe makes a lot – about 60-70 cookies – so it can be halved if necessary.

I N G R E D I E N T S

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 Tablespoons water
2 Tablespoons flaxseed meal (no substitutions)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups thick cut oats
1 cup chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons Brewer’s Yeast (no substitutions)

I N S T R U C T I O N S

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Mix 2 T of flaxseed meal and water, set aside 3-5 minutes. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Stir flaxseed mix into butter mix and add vanilla. Beat until well blended.

Sift together dry ingredients, except oats and choc chips. Add butter mix to dry ingredients. Stir in the oats and then the choc chips. Drop on baking sheet and bake for 8 – 12 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack.. Good Luck..

Update ( I have surely seen a boost in my supply within 48 hours… and am going strong… good luck hiding it from husbands… Hee hee… I have to actually save it in a box under my bed… other wise the first two batches just disappeared… !!

GOOT – Natural Remedy for Colds, Flu

When my kids go down with cold and cough the best i could do is give them the home made cure as much as possible…. couple of things which i have tried and vouch by it, i will be writing detailed blogs on them later but first one which makes on my list is Goot….

GOOT stands for Garlic Oil Ointment and is a herbal remedy consisting of unrefined coconut oil, cold-pressed olive oil and organic garlic.

Garlic has been used for hundreds of years to fight infections caused by colds and flu and has been given the name “King” for its ability to help the body to heal naturally. Raw garlic is chalked full of natural agents that help it function as an antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, antiseptic and a germicide. It is also an antioxidant and a diet rich in raw garlic fights against harmful free radicals. Garlic is also known to be a diuretic helpful in combating water retention and helpful in flushing toxins out of the body. Garlic has the ability to be effective against Candida, parasites, bacteria and viruses when directly applied. In addition, it treats systemic infections by absorption through the skin into the blood supply and travels throughout the body.

GOOT Recipe

Warm 3 tablespoons of unrefined, virgin Coconut oil in a small pan until melted and warm (don’t heat it too much).
Add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin, cold-pressed olive oil, and mix well.
Remove from heat and add 3 tablespoons of freshly chopped organic garlic. Allow garlic to “rest” for at least 3 minutes after chopping and before blending into oil.
Put mixture in a blender and blend at slow speed, and then at high speed for 2 minutes.
Strain the mixture to remove chunks of garlic that the blender may have missed.

Pour into a wide mouth jar and keep in a refrigerator.

GOOT will turn into a thick soft paste after 1 hour. After two weeks, discard and make a new batch.
How to Use it:
OOT, rubbed into the skin, transfers raw garlic oil directly into the blood stream. Raw garlic is a natural antibiotic that does not carry the bad flora that a Rx antibiotic will put into your intestines.

Apply on the feet of children or infants to fight infections. Rub on chest for chest colds, pneumonia or rub into nostrils for sinus infections. Place on cotton swab for ear infections. Apply directly to sores inside the mouth. Rub on Athlete’s foot or genital area for jock itch. Insert GOOT into affected area for yeast or other related infections. Apply on rashes any place. GOOT kills Candida, parasites, bad bacteria and virus by direct application.

In addition, it treats systemic infections by absorption through the skin into the blood supply and travels throughout the body. After two weeks, make a new batch of GOOT.
Most of this information is from Jacques Dixons, and By: Dr. Loretta Lanphier. Thanks for your information which i stumbled upon goolging cure for my little one cough.

Home Remedies for Cold, Cough.

Adults as well as the Kids often go down with cold and cough… to make matters worse it spreads throughout the household….
What i have personally found effective is that when there is a cold bacteria running in the household, the thing best to do is cut some red onions in halves and place it in different rooms… Drink plenty of water fluids, stock up on your vitamin C like fresh orange juice, chicken soup with lots of garlic….
Then there are couple of home made concoctions i try…

1) Goot  https://truepulse.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/goot-natural-remedy-for-colds-flu/
2) Red Onions And Honey Cough Syrup:
1 medium-large Red onion
1 cup honey (or sugar if you don’t have honey, though honey is best)

Peel and chop the onion, and place the slices in a small bowl or glass jar. As you fill the jar, layer the onion with the honey or sugar, topping off with honey. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap, and allow to sit on counter overnight. Juices from the onion and honey will mix and form a pleasant syrup; strain the onion pieces out. Take 1 tsp syrup every 4 hours, or as needed.
Chewing of plain onion for adults also gives a lot of releif from cold and runny nose… Ofcourse dont kiss your loved ones after eating them though LOL

3) Carom seeds OR Ajwain : Roast a palm full of Carom seeds and sea salt on the griddle, when its nicely hot and you can actually smell the aroma of this on the other end of your kitchen… put carefully the entire seeds in a large handkerchief, or large mulin cloth … tie it nicely so that it doesnt spill from the sack….
Now just let the kids inhale the aroma coming out of the sack… as well as also try to gently apply on there chest… like pressing the sack gently on the chest, back, their forehead… but beaware its “hot” so first check it on the back of your hand and then see if its bearable then apply for kids… better to wait a couple of seconds rather than burning thier skins…. its highly effective when applies warm. What carom seeds actually do is they produce aroma which clears the bacteria and congestion in the respiratory tract as well as when applied warm on the chest and back it dries the phlegm(mucus or bulgum) in the lungs and chest congesting due to the cold or cough its highly effective on infants and childrens.

4) Cold Potion:-Boil some carom seeds + ginger grated + 3 – 4 black pepper corns + 20- 25 leaves Holy Basil leaves 3 inch peice of aloe vera cut in half the gel layer exposed + and carom plant leaves 6 -8
Take around 250 ml of water and boil this syrup till reduced to say half a cup… if required add more water while boiling…. then strain the mixture through muslin cloth nicely squeezing the pulp, now for kids you can add few drops of honey to a tbsp full of this concoction and give them 4 times a day… For elders they can eat the pulp also as it is very soothing for the throat and they can drink half a cup of this potion 4 times a day with honey.
This way in kids the cold will get runny and get out of the system in a day or two..

5) Vicks Vapourub: Its my personal fav. apply on the their feets, chest, back, throat, even on the pillow while sleeping. the relief is instant… also you can give them steam with little vicks in the water.

6) Garlic : A well-known immune system strengthener, garlic shines as an antibacterial and antiviral herb for fighting colds, coughs and the flu. One of the best ways to take advantage of garlic’s healing properties is by drinking fresh garlic tea. Sweetened with a little raw honey, it’s delicious and helps to heal what ails you. Peel 2 to 3 cloves of fresh garlic and lightly crush them with the side of a wide knife blade. Add them to 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for another 15 minutes. Strain the garlic and allow the tea to cool to mouth temperature. Add raw honey, a tiny pinch of cayenne pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice. Drink as much as desired.

7) Apple Cider Vinegar : The organic one works the best… at the first sign of cold like sneezing or sore throat… Take 1 Tablespoon of ACV(Apple cider vinegar ) + 1 tbspn Honey mix it and drink it… do this 3 – 4 times a day the cold will be nipped in the bud itself.

Hope this helps… will add more of my methods.

Delicious savoury oats

On a cold winter morning… what would you like to eat? For people like me we crave savory breakfast over sweet any day… with a hot cuppa coffee to go with.

My kids usually like their old style the most trusty taste of porridge… Hubby Dear is also not that fond of savory stuff, but I keep trying ways to feed them… and you wont believe how much they loved it… At times it makes me think that am the crazy one.. (rolls eyes).

But what can i say… girl kinda has her own taste buds!!.. hee hee..

So here it is my friends enjoy… and lemme know what you all think about it… 🙂

Ingredients

Oats 2 cup

Onion 1 large chopped

Salt

Green chilli 1 no.

Oil 2 tbsp

Cumin pwd 1/4 tsp

Coriander pwd 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves to sprinkle

Garlic 3 big cloves crushed.

water 1 cup or less…

Instructions:

Heat 2 tbsp oil in the pot and onions and saute till light translucent.
Add garlic, green chilli chopped, cumin pwd and coriander pwd, salt.
Saute for 2 min. then add water and then add oats… cook till the oats are done…
sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot. Enjoy!!

Butter Chicken Yummylicious

If there was a chicken dish that was fit for Royalty, I truly believe Butter Chicken would be it! Perfect grilled boneless chicken served in a creamy, buttery, silky smooth sauce….this dish is not for those that would shy away from extra calories!! It’s the kind of dish that would have you literally licking your plate and scooping up second helpings!

The dish is famous the world over, and is probably one of the most loved of Indian meals. It goes oh-so-well with steamed rice and naans, and each bite of the tender and juicy chicken morsels covered in creamy sauce is a delightful experience.

Because of all the extra calories in this dish, it should be one of those meals that you save for super-special occasions, that way you can look forward to and enjoy the meal the way it is supposed to be enjoyed! 😀

You will need:

Ingredients:

500gm boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes

Marinate the chicken for at least 3 hours, but preferably overnight in:

quarter cup yoghurt

1 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp ginger paste

half tsp salt

2 tsp red chilli powder

pinch of turmeric powder

quarter tsp cumin powder

1 tbsp tandoori masala

1 tsp tomato paste

juice of 1 lemon

1 tbsp oil

For gravy:

Ingredients :

1 big onion, grated

1 tsp fenugreek leaves/kasuri methi

2-3 green chillis

4-5 fresh tomatoes, chopped

1-2 tsp tomato paste

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 cardamom pods

1 stick of cinnamon

half cup fresh cream (you can use up to three-quarters of a cup if you want it creamier)

4 tbsp butter plus 4 tbsp oil

half tsp ginger paste

half tsp garlic paste

1 tbsp sugar

quarter tsp garam masala

salt to taste

Put the chicken on skewers (discard the marinade) and either grill on a bbq grill or in the oven directly under the grill for about 8 minutes on each side (at 200 C) or until the chicken pieces are slightly charred. (Remember that the chicken will be cooked further in the sauce, so don’t over-cook them at this stage). Remove the cubes from the skewers and put them in a bowl, cover to keep them moist and set aside.

Heat the butter and oil in a pot, add the cumin seeds, cardamom and cinnamon. When the cumin starts to splutter, add the fenugreek leaves followed by the onions and fry until they are transluscent and starting to brown. Then add the ginger and garlic paste and the green chillis, fry them for a minute then add the cubed tomatoes and the tomato paste.

Cook on high heat for a few minutes, then lower to a simmer and and cook until the tomatoes are mushy and well cooked and some oil begins to get released from the sides. Turn off the heat, and remove the cinnamon stick and the cardamom pods from the mixture. Let it cool slightly, then put the mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. Return the mixture into your pot, season with a bit of salt and the sugar. Add the grilled chicken cubes. Simmer together for about 5 minutes until the gravy coats the chicken cubes well, you can add a bit of warm water at this stage if you want extra gravy. The gravy will thicken when you add cream. Sprinkle the garam masala.

Lastly add the cream, stir well and simmer on low heat for 3 minutes. Adjust seasoning. Switch off and serve over rice or with naan. You can add a blob of butter or drizzle some cream for a lovely appearance if you want when you serve the dish.