Are You Feeling a Little under the Weather(2021)? Try These Authentic Indian Ayurvedic Super Drink - Kadha Recipes to Heal Quickly!

Kadha or Karha is a traditional Indian drink, used to prevent seasonal ailments such as cold, cough, and flu. Many families across the country start brewing their family’s version of kadha right before the monsoon starts, and continue serving it to the family members until winter.

It is consumed hot, just like tea or coffee, but doesn’t contain milk or any artificial sweeteners. People of all ages consume kadha for various reasons. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the kadhas, their benefits, and 5 ways to make kadha at home using natural ingredients.

The Indian kadha is centuries old and has its roots in Ayurvedic medicine. It’s a simple concoction of selected herbs and spices boiled in water for 10-15 minutes, or until the quantity of water reduces to half and absorbs the goodness of the herbs and spices. The ingredients used are typically found in most Indian households. Kadha is sweetened using honey or jaggery, but never with sugar.

Each family has a special recipe passed down from one generation to another and is said to prevent seasonal illness and provide relief from cold and sore throat. Drinking a cup of kadha once a day will provide a lot of benefits. It can be consumed in the morning or in the evening.

Many research studies have concluded that herbs and spices, when taken in moderation, help in boosting immunity and relieve seasonal ailments. But our ancestors came up with a perfect solution centuries ago. A cup of kadha has the goodness of antioxidants, natural bioactive compounds, and many other valuable components required by the human body. Though there are numerous benefits, we will see the top 3 in detail.

Kadha made using tulsi leaves (Holy Basil) as one of the ingredients is said to reduce mucus in the body and fight infections. It has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties that reduce itchiness in the throat and provide relief from pain.

Kadha is used as a natural immunity booster in kids and elders to strengthen their system and prevent viral infections, like flu and cold from attacking them. Peppercorns, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, giloy (Indian Tinospora), etc. provide the body with the required strength to improve and boost immunity. Kadha also keeps chronic disease at bay and also works as an anti-aging agent.

Ingredients like ginger cloves, mulethi (liquorice), giloti (heart-leaved moonseed), cardamom, etc. provide relief from stress and relax the senses. A cup of kadha at night will work on calming your mind and helps to get some good sleep. People who have an issue falling asleep can try kadha.

As mentioned earlier, there are countless ways to prepare kadha. We’ve listed five such methods below. The ingredients tend to be common in most of them.

This kadha works wonders for throat infections and will shows results within a day itself. It is also great as an immunity booster and helps improve digestion as well. It even flushes the toxins from the body.

This easy to make kadha boosts strength and energy in the body and helps provide relief in cough and cold, and also sore throat.

This kadha is an effective home remedy to provide relief from viral infections like cold, cough, and flu.

This is another easy kadha recipe with three main ingredients in equal quantities. Apart from benefitting in cough and cold, it also helps in improving the digestive system.

Apart from the above-mentioned recipes, prepare kadha masala powder and add ½ tsp of it to tea every day. The masala powder can be stored in an airtight jar for a while. Take cardamom (2 tbsp), dry ginger powder (3/4 cup), cinnamon sticks (3-5), cloves (1 tbsp), and peppercorns (2 tbsp). Dry in the sunlight for half an hour and grind into a fine powder.