We all love carrots. Don’t we? Yes, we all do. This nutritional vegetable has a lot of health benefits. Have you ever heard of ‘Kaanji’? Well, in this blog we are sharing Kaanji Recipe – An Indian Probiotic Drink
Let’s crack the code. You can consume kanji for surprising positive effects. It is prepared by black carrot that comes only during winters. Yes, you read it right. Generally, most of us do not have enough idea about it. Drinking half a cup in the morning can awaken your mind, body and spirit. It is a fermented probiotic black carrot drink.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg black Carrots*,roughly 5-6 pieces
- 2.5 tbsp Black Salt, or to taste
- 3 tbsp Red Mustard or Rai
- 1.5 tsp Red Chilli Powder (optional)
- 1 tbsp roasted and ground cumin powder
- 2 litres water, around 8 cups
Instructions
- Wash the black carrots and drain the water.
- Wear gloves and peel the skin of carrots.
- Cut them into slices.
- In a large container add water and add coarsely ground rai or red mustard.
- Also add the sliced pieces of black carrot and see the water change its colour.
- Add Black Salt, cumin powder and red chilli powder. Stir with a ladle and cover with a lid. Let it sit for couple of days in the sun for the drink to ferment and develop its taste. Don’t forget to stir at-least once a day.
- When the taste has developed it will become a little pungent and the colour will become like wine. You can sieve the drink through a colander and discard the carrots after another 2 days. Transfer the drink in a glass jar with a lid and store at room temperature. Serve at room temperature and enjoy the bounty of winters along with nutrition.
Note: You can use regular red carrots and beets if you do not have black carrots.
Like we all know, pro-biotic drinks are known to have nutritional values and increase the immunity of our body. This is why kaanji can be one solution for many problems.
Some of the benefits of Kaanji probiotic drinks are:
- Prevents infection after surgery
- Treats chronic diarrhea
- Protects cancer development
- Prevents eczema in children
- Releives inflammatory bowel disease
- Reduces systemic allergy
