Lemon Phudina Paani
by Tarla Dalal
You know how bad diarrhea can be. You are exhausted and know you have to top up on fluids, but your taste buds feel dead and you don’t really feel up to drinking anything.
Here is a refreshing drink that can get you out of this terrible situation! Lemon Phudina Paani, with the tanginess of lemon and peppy flavours of jeera and mint also pools in the medicinal benefits of these ingredients, helping to kill the bacteria responsible for diarrhea.
Have it thrice a day to curtail Diarrhoea and hydrate your body too.
Lemon Phudina Paani recipe - How to make Lemon Phudina Paani
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 2 glasses
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup mint leaves (phudina)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
salt to taste
- Method
- Combine the mint leaves, lemon juice and approx. 2 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend till smooth.
- Transfer into a bowl, add 2 cups of water, cumin seeds powder and salt and mix well.
- Pour equal quantities of the drink into 2 individual glasses.
- Serve immediately.
| Energy | 10 cal |
| Protein | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.8 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 40.5 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 6.5 mg |
| Folic Acid | 4.1 mcg |
| Calcium | 15.5 mg |
| Iron | 0.4 mg |
| Magnesium | 4.4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 3.1 mg |
| Sodium | 0.3 mg |
| Potassium | 40.5 mg |
| Zinc | 0 mg |
I tried this recipe as a flavourful addition to make up my water requirement during when I suffered from diarrhea. I loved the blend of flavours from cumin, mint and lemon. this remedy does work.