Weakness grips a woman’s body after delivery. On the other hand, a mother needs to eat nutritious food to deal with the pain of labor and the changes after pregnancy and to recover quickly. Not only in nine months of pregnancy but also after giving birth to a child.
Mother has to take care of her physical and mental health,
There are many vegetarian postpartum recipes in India that work to increase breast milk, supply blood lost during labor, protect against infection, and nourish the new mother. Through this article, we have come up with Spice Mix Halwa recipe for new mothers.
What is the benefit
There are many spices in it which give strength to the new mother’s body as well as increase breast milk. in this Turmeric is what works to fight infection, dry ginger which controls postpartum acidity and other spices recover the mother from inside and also removes the deficiency of hemoglobin and other vitamins. Dry fruits and butter provide strength to the bones as well as provide relief from body pain.
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what is needed
1 cup raw turmeric washed and peeled, 1 cup cumin seeds soaked in water for 5 to 6 hours, 1/2 cup dry ginger powder (sonth), 1/2 cup fennel, 2 cups ghee, 2 cups jaggery, 1 cup each dry Nuts like cashews, raisins, dry dates, lotus seeds, etc. You can use any dry fruits of your choice.
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Spice Halwa Pudding Recipe
Here’s how to make this postpartum pudding:
- Take cumin seeds and soak it in water for five to six hours.
- Clean the raw turmeric thoroughly and remove the top cover, cut it and put it in the grinding jar.
- Swirl it all around, turmeric paste is ready. Put cumin seeds in the same jar and grind them.
- Take out both the turmeric pastes in the same vessel.
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further steps
- Take all the dry fruits of your choice. Heat ghee in a pan and add paste of both turmeric and cumin seeds.
- Fry them till the smell starts coming. Put all the dry fruits in it.
- Mix them well. Add sonth (dry ginger powder) and mix well.
- Now add fennel and mix well. Cook on low to medium heat and keep stirring occasionally. Meanwhile put jaggery and turn off the gas.
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how to take
You have to take one spoon of this pudding with lukewarm milk every morning. Do not make the mistake of taking it with water. By eating this you will feel the strength in your body.
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