The summer season is here, and we all are experiencing the scorching heat of summer. Rather than using ready-made remedies, one can go from easy homemade recipes with 'pitta-pacifying' contents to keep the body cool during summers.
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Mira Kapoor took to her Instagram account and shared a desi gulkand recipe that she has daily to prevent body heat, migraine and remain fit and fine.
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Mira shared a step-by-step video of preparing a favourite summer gulkand made of desi rose petals.
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Sharing the video she wrote, "Rose Apothecary. We tried making Gulkand from the Desi Gulab growing in the garden, and it was easier than I expected and so much fun!"
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Elaborating on the benefits of gulkand, Mira said that it is a "traditional sun-cooked rose jam that is known for its cooling and Pitta-pacifying properties". "A spoon of gulkand in water or milk after lunch and dinner will keep the stomach cool and prevent common pitta ailments like acidity, heartburn and migraine. And with the heat setting in, this can help almost everyone.
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"I have it daily, and I thought I'd give it a try cause I don't think I can ever 'lagao achaar'," she added, reflecting on how she is a "jam" person. All you need to make the gulakand is desi gulab and misri rock sugar, cardamom powder, a glass jar to allow the sunlight to pass-through.
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Layer the rose petals, misri and cardamom powder and repeat. Place it in the sun and mix every few days till it looks like jam, Mira shares. Well, we got to try this yummy rose jam recipe to combat the summer heat.
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