INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India's love affair with ajwain or carom seeds goes back centuries in time
Interestingly enough, ajwain is actually fruit pods renowned for its unique peppery and pungent flavour
Reshii in her book 'Flavour of Spice' writes, "these tiny little seeds(which are technically, fruits) grow from plants that are cultivated
in Punjab, Bengal and in south Deccan within India as well as in Egypt , Afghanistan , Iran and Pakistan." It is one of the very few spices
that find a firm place in both our kitchens and medicine chests.Traditionally, ajwain seeds are seen as an effective remedy to beat
bloating, gas and flatulence
Its volatile oil thymol is known to boost digestion
Nidhi Sawhney, practitionist at Nutri Advice, "Ajwain helps in digestion and absorption of food
Due to lesser fat storage, it ultimately leads to weight loss." Ajwain seeds is also known to increase metabolism
In the morning, half an hour before breakfast, if you chew on a spoonful of carom seeds you would be giving your metabolism a great start
When the food is not digested well, it hinders the elimination process too
Poor digestion would mean our body is not able to absorb and assimilate our nutrients properly, which would lead to build up of waste and
Just soak 2tsp of dry roasted Ajwain seeds in a cup of water overnight
You could boil this water, strain, wait for it to cool down and then have it, or simply mix the water well next morning, strain the water
and have it on an empty stomach
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