Milagu Legiyam | How to make Milagu Marundhu

Milagu legiyam, a traditional ayurvedic medicine made with black peppercorns. Home-made remedy for common colds and climate change infections.

Course Ayurvedic medicine, Traditional

Cuisine Asian, Indian, South-Indian

Keyword Ayurvedic medince for cold, Home remedy for common cold, How to make milagu legiyam, Milagu marundhu

Prep Time 6

Cook Time 1

Total Time 7

Servings people

Calories 149kcal

Equipment

indian style mixie/blender

Ingredients

¼ cup Whole black peppercorns
¼ cup milk boiled and chilled
¾ cup jaggery
3 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
2 tablespoon honey
⅓ cup ghee

Instructions

Soak pepper in milk overnight and leave it on the counter. I used boiled and chilled milk for soaking. Next day morning, grind the pepper with the milk to a fine paste. The pepper has to be soaked for 5-6 hours maximum, so you can do the soaking in the day time too.
Regarding leaving the milk on the counter, if it is a cold climate in your place, then leave it on the counter. If it is a hot climate and you feel the milk might spoil, then keep it in the fridge.
Take the ground pepper in a heavy-bottom pan. Wash the mixer in which you ground the pepper with ¼ cup water and add that water to pepper paste. Cook this mixture in a slow flame, stirring often.
While the pepper is cooking, take jaggery in a pan add ¼ water and cook in a slow flame until the jaggery is melted completely. Strain that jaggery for impurities .
Add the jaggery and the shredded ginger to the pepper mix.
Let this cook until the jaggery is fully absorbed, in a slow flame. Take care, it might splutter out of the vessel, so better to have a wide pan. Keep stirring often. It takes around 15-20 minutes for the liquid to get absorbed fully.
At this stage add the ghee and mix well. Let this be on the stove for another 10 minutes or until it the fudge comes along with the ladle when stirred.
Take it off the stove. Add honey and stir well. Let it cool, keep it in an air-tight container on the kitchen counter.
On cold days, take about a teaspoon for three consecutive days or on alternate days each week. If you have a naturally hot (pitta) body, take it once a week. Also, enjoy a cup of milk on the days you consume milagu marundhu.

Notes

The above measurements make about ½ -¾ cup of marundhu. Will fit in an 200 grams bottle.
Do not skimp on the ghee, it is needed for the amount of pepper we are using in the recipe.
If you are a naturally hot(pitta) body, then take this once in a week. And also have a cup of milk , on days you are taking this legiyam.
If you are used to simple home remedies and ayurveda then this will definitely suit you, if otherwise do not try.
This legiyam is just a home remedy for prevention of cold during winter and not a replacement for any cold/flu Medicine.

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