This natural cough remedy is something I would drink when I was younger. The good thing is that you can drink it and not worry about any side effects (unless you happen to be allergic to any of the ingredients).
It won’t put an end to your coughing, but you will feel some relief, and it will also help to open up your sinuses as well!
4 INGREDIENT NATURAL COUGH REMEDY
Ingredients
- 1-2 inches of ginger, sliced (even though the recipe is for dry ginger, fresh is usually what I have on hand, and works just as well)
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 Tablespoon of ground black pepper
- 2 cups of water
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, pour water. To this, add ginger, garlic, and black pepper.
- Bring to a rolling boil, and allow to boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Pour into mug, straining out solids. Sip slowly, as the chukku vellam will be hot, and the ginger-garlic combo will give the mixture a “bite”. Makes 2 cups.
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I like the name, though i have been using it for as long as i can remember.. Get well soonest. I like your blog.
Thank you, Alex!
Isn’t this a typical keralite cough remedy? Sounds like it. I am a Malayali myself and my grandmum gives this to me sometimes
Yes, that’s correct 🙂
Hope you feeling better…very interesting recipe… thanx for sharing with us. … 🙂
Thanks so much, Chitra!
I’d never thought about the ginger-garlic combination! Very interesting – particularly with the flu/cold season upon us. 😦
Yeah, at first, it tastes a bit strong, but ginger and garlic really are miracle foods!
I hope you feel better soon! Thanks for this natural remedy, Mom’s know best!
Yes they do! Thanks for your kind wishes 🙂