If you love eating chyawanprash in winter but hate buying it from the market due to added preservatives. Fret not, Chef Sneha Singhi Upadhaya shared an easy recipe of amlaprash made of amla which you can relish in winter.
500 gms amla
4-5 elaichi
1 badi elaichi
8-10 cloves
1-star anise
4-5 bay leaves
1 tbsp peppercorn
1-inch cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins, soaked in hot water
15 dates, deseeded & soaked in hot water
4 inch piece of ginger
1 cup tulsi leaves
3 tbsp ghee
1 cup jaggery
To make almaprash, steam the amlas for 15-20 minutes until they’re tender. Dry roast cinnamon, elaichi, badi elaichi, cloves, star anise, peppercorn, bay leaves for 5 minutes on low heat. Let it cool & grind them to a smooth powder. Strain it & keep it aside.
Blend the raisins, dates, ginger & tulsi leaves with a little water. Then deseed the amla & blend it to a smooth paste. Add ghee to an iron pan and add the amla paste & cook for 4-5 minutes. Add jaggery & cook for 2 minutes. Add the date paste, the blended spices & kesar. Cook on low heat till it dries out & changes colour. Keep in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
Serve 1 tbsp of it daily either with warm milk or dig in directly.
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