Chilled Buttermilk

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Chilled Buttermilk for Hot Season

Here comes heat and now we want something to fight it. Refrigerators started accommodating water bottles instead of other stale food items. Soft drinks took the responsibility of welcoming guests. Tea is replaced by Juices. Coffee becomes Cold-Coffee and Tea becomes Ice-Tea.

One more thing that enters diet is Buttermilk. Directly from the fridge or added with ice, makes feel wonderful in fighting the rising mercury. Because buttermilk's property is being cold and making cold. And it also increases Kapha. Is it?

It is true that Buttermilk increases Kapha, but it is not cold. Actually it is hot in nature. So if you are using it considering it cold, then you are wrong.

Then how does it increase Kapha? It does so because of its Rasa. It possesses Amla Rasa. The nearest meaning of it is Sour taste. And Amla Rasa increases Kapha. That's why drinking Buttermilk may just feel cold, but is not cold actually. Those who repeatedly get cough and cold (and Buttermilk is in their regular diet) if stop having buttermilk, get relief faster.

©Vd. Amit Pal


27th March 2016
08:30:02 pm