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Karipetti kappi/Chukku kappi/Palm sugar coffee

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If you want to have a coffee that will help you relieve some symptoms of cold, such as stuffy nose and store throat, and then you should try this spicy  karipetti kappi (Palm sugar coffee). Karipetti (Panamchakkara) is made from Palmyra and not from sugar cane. My dad likes to drink this coffee even if does not have a cold. On a cold and rainy day, this coffee is very soothing and makes you feel good. I had not seen karipetti (Palm sugar) for a long time until last week. On a visit to Indian store last Sunday, I found karipetti, as usual got my hubby’s approval and in a minute it was in my shopping cart. Upon reaching home I wanted to try my karipetti kappi immediately as it indeed was a cold and rainy day. I made this coffee incorporating dry ginger, cloves, whole black pepper and holly basil leaves (Tulasi).
Ginger is used  in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory problems by loosening and expelling phlegm from the lungs. Ginger and black pepper are  said to help break fevers by warming the body and increasing perspiration. In Ayruveda ,Cloves has has been used to treat  respiratory and digestive ailments. Holly basil  has been used to treat cough . All these spices have  other medicinal properties too  read more about them from  here. 
I made karipetti kappi this way.

What you need

Palm sugar: ¼ piece (¼ cup)
Pepper : 15 no
Cloves : 6 no
Coffee powder: 1 teaspoon
Dry Ginger : 2 inch pieces
Holly basil leaves: 11 no
Water : 4 cups

How I made

Using a motor and pestle crush black pepper, cloves, dry ginger into a coarse powder or run it coffee grinder for 2 minutes.

Boil water in sauce pan, and add palm sugar, crushed pepper, cloves, dry ginger, coffee powder and holly basil leaves. After boiling strain with a strainer and pour it into cups for serving

Enjoy, hot warm spicy karipetti kappi.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 cups
Verdict: Tasty spicy
Will you make it again: Yes I will


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  1. Yasmeen says

    Oh my! that's some healing coffee with all the spices and palm sugar.Thanks for taking interest in the event 😀

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  2. Mriganayani says

    Indeed things like this are way better than cold medicines like NyQuil or Advil...the real stuff that works! Wow! Wish I had this at home when I was sick!

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  3. Hetzy says

    Hi Swathi,this karipetti coffee is my Dad's favourite too.He always buy karipetti full box everymonth,I remember till my higher secondary school age we all drank the same two times a day.You have given very useful health information.I want to have today itself.

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