Jaggery- A healthy aid to our body
Hey people!!
Its Autumn and Winter is knocking at the door. During winters, whenever I am at home, garam parathas made by my Ma with "gur" is a perfect dinner for me. Jaggery aka "GUR" is a seasonal delight during the winters which is used to make different tasty, yummy and mouth watering dishes in India.
Ever wondered the benefits of Jaggery??
Jaggery is a traditional natural sweetener made by concentrating the sugarcane juice, thus chemical free. It is also far more nutritious than sugar as jaggery contains sucrose, mineral salts, iron and fiber. [1]
Jaggery has its own benefits when right amount is consumed. (Too much consumption of gur is a big no no as it may have adverse effect on health).
2. Relieves throat pain!
When taken with small amount of ginger, it helps in soothing the throat.This acts as an ayurvedic medicine too.
3.Helps in flushng out toxins by cleansing the liver!
Jaggery, a natural cleansing agent helps detoxifying liver thus flushes out unwanted materials from the organ boosting immunity.
4. Helps in reducing PMS!
It reduces mood swings and decreases cramps- helps tackle PMS symptoms. A piece of gur works wonders.
For everyday purpose, jaggery is definitely a go to sweetener.
After reading all these benefits, don't forget to try out gur and the dishes made from it this winter.
Speaking about the tasty dish made from gur,
Nolen gurer payesh is just another dish that can't be forgotten when I am wrting about gur in my blog. You all should really try this dish once if you all haven't tried it out yet!! Believe me, you all will fall in love with "gur".
Its Autumn and Winter is knocking at the door. During winters, whenever I am at home, garam parathas made by my Ma with "gur" is a perfect dinner for me. Jaggery aka "GUR" is a seasonal delight during the winters which is used to make different tasty, yummy and mouth watering dishes in India.
Ever wondered the benefits of Jaggery??
Jaggery is a traditional natural sweetener made by concentrating the sugarcane juice, thus chemical free. It is also far more nutritious than sugar as jaggery contains sucrose, mineral salts, iron and fiber. [1]
Jaggery has its own benefits when right amount is consumed. (Too much consumption of gur is a big no no as it may have adverse effect on health).
- Helps in digestion!
2. Relieves throat pain!
When taken with small amount of ginger, it helps in soothing the throat.This acts as an ayurvedic medicine too.
3.Helps in flushng out toxins by cleansing the liver!
Jaggery, a natural cleansing agent helps detoxifying liver thus flushes out unwanted materials from the organ boosting immunity.
4. Helps in reducing PMS!
It reduces mood swings and decreases cramps- helps tackle PMS symptoms. A piece of gur works wonders.
For everyday purpose, jaggery is definitely a go to sweetener.
After reading all these benefits, don't forget to try out gur and the dishes made from it this winter.
Speaking about the tasty dish made from gur,
Nolen gurer payesh is just another dish that can't be forgotten when I am wrting about gur in my blog. You all should really try this dish once if you all haven't tried it out yet!! Believe me, you all will fall in love with "gur".
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