Since the time I have quit coffee, I have resorted to consuming a cup of flavored milk, or occasionally if I’m not in cue for a cup of milk, my morning could start off with tea as well. By flavored milk, I mean to say, a warm badam or a malted milk. Consumption of sugar is ruled out during mornings; somehow my mind doesn’t approve of that. Of-course, that doesn’t mean I do not add anything to sweeten up the early morning drink. I make sure there is a tea-spoon of honey in it. The same goes with Vinay as well. He has quit coffee for good. This is how my Husband and I start off our day. Malted milk with honey, an ultimate and most divine form of a morning :) Yes, we do consume coffee whilst there is a sore and itchy throat that needs to be treated.
Honey is the most purest form of sweetener obtained from a bee-hive. When I learnt the medicinal properties of honey I wanted to make it a part of our daily food intake. Honey is at its best when consumed with warm milk. An itchy throat could be cured by consuming a teaspoon of honey. When I was a little girl, I remember my parents giving me bitter medicines by mashing them into powder and mixing them in honey. Honey gets useful in many such situations.
Initially, i.e. just before I got into the avocation of food writing, I wasn’t really specific about the genuineness of canned food or food that came in jars. In my spare time I kept looking into books and certain facts online about quality checking of food items.
Honey, that comes out a jar for consumers, in general, has to be tested for purity first. Buying honey from a branded organization is one solution. In another method, that is a practical method, one can detect and bring out the genuineness of honey. I happened to note this method from a TV show. The method follows.
Things you will need
A Transparent bowl
4 tbsp of Water
1 tsp of Honey
Step 1: Take a bowl
Step 2: Add 4 tbsp of water to the bowl
Step 3: To this bowl of water add 1 tsp of honey.
Step 4: If honey dissolves in water, it is not pure honey, else if the honey sinks to the bottom of the bowl, it is pure and genuine honey.
I read one question above which reminds me what I heard , Honey become very unhealthy if we heat up honey , is this true?
Also which honey brand you prefer?
Hello Mahesh, I have never heard of this. Honey is supposed to be one of best sweetener after Jaggery. There are people who eat teaspoon of honey everyday. It cleanses your system. It is one of the natural gifts from Nature. I prefer Dabur Honey of all.
Also one must remember, Honey should be consumed raw. Never cook the honey at any stage.
Great Job *****… dear Pratiba I am also from udupi from long time i was confused about purity of honey ur aritcal helped me a lot ur photos are really appreciable loved your recipes pics want to try it also .. Good luck and hope you will upload more and more udupi recipes … :) :) :)
Sure. Thank you for all the encouragement. Yes you will find more Udupi recipes. :)
well! our morning usually starts with bottle gourd juice…. it’s good to reduce the cholestrol..
Good to know that. :) anything other than coffee :)
Pratibha, If you get bored with honey’s taste, there is another alternative called – Joni Bella…
Ranjith: Never heard of it. I just googled to know that its neeru bella. Is it so?
Yes, You should have googled it as a kannada word. Here are the few links.
http://46.5c.344a.static.theplanet.com/Content/Mar52011/health20110304229508.asp
http://raitapy.blogspot.in/2008/11/blog-post_07.html
http://avadhimag.com/?p=63435
Ranjith : Thank you :) This is good information.
should we boil honey and milk together or do we add honey later?
Good question :) No you shouldn’t. Add honey to warm milk and stir gently.
Thanks… I used to use honey regularly.. just gave up with time and work constraints… but you’re rt.. its time to get back into the habit…
Rashmi: Lemon juice and Honey sounds great. Yum! :)
Roshan: Glad this page inspired you :)
nice to know abt ur habits. i drink a cup of lemon juice with honey. a good purifier..