Spring is in full swing and we are all set to celebrate Holi, the festival of colours. This year Holi is falling on March 18, 2022 (Friday); Meaning, we only have a few days to make all the arrangements. Food and drink plays a major role during Holi celebrations. Every region of India has its own unique recipe made during the festival of Holi. One such wonderful drink is Kanji. It is also called ‘Rai ka water’. Kanji Makes a quintessential Holi drink in Gujarat, Rajasthan and parts of northern India. This drink has a fermented, tart and salty flavor that instantly adds a zing to your palate. In addition to this, Kanji Also comes with a pool of health benefits. This makes it a great probiotic that helps cleanse the gut, improves metabolism and aids in immune health. In fact, it even acts as one of the most delicious “recipes” to fight seasonal cough and cold. The best part is that you need just a few ingredients to prepare the kanji.
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How to Make Kanji | Classic Kanji Recipe:
A traditional gajar ki kanji is prepared using just three basic ingredients – carrot, mustard powder and salt. It’s ridiculously easy to make, with little or no effort. All you have to do is boil the carrot in water, let it cool and add salt and mustard powder to it. Let it soak in the sun for two to three days and enjoy. That’s it.
How to make Beet-Carrot Kanji:
While the classic kanji wins hearts over and over again, it also gives you ample room for experimentation. In fact, kanji can be considered one of the finest examples of India’s glorious history of zero-waste cooking. You can throw any vegetable along with its seeds and skins to make kanji bottles. Keeping this in mind, we decided to bring you our favorite kanji recipe that combines the goodness of beetroot along with carrots. Let’s learn how to make Beetroot-Carrot Kanji.
Boil beetroot and black carrot in water. Let it cool down.
Add mustard seeds, salt and red chilli powder and mix.
Keep it in the sun for four days.
And you get a bottle of delicious Beet-Carrot Kanji to taste.
See detailed recipe in header section.
what are you waiting for? Make kanji today and enjoy it fresh on the festival of Holi.
Happy Holi 2022, everyone!
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