🌿 Top 7 Bengali Spices That Naturally Boost Immunity
Did you know your Bengali kitchen holds some of the most powerful immunity-boosting spices? These everyday ingredients don’t just add flavor — they help fight colds, improve digestion, and protect your body from infections. Let’s look at the top 7!
1. 🧄 Garlic (Roshun)
Benefits: Natural antibiotic, fights infections, lowers blood pressure.
How to Use: Add crushed garlic to dal, bhuna, or eat raw cloves in the morning (if tolerated).
2. 🌿 Turmeric (Holud)
Benefits: Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, great for healing wounds.
How to Use: Mix in curries, lentils, or drink warm turmeric milk (golden milk).
3. 🌶️ Ginger (Ada)
Benefits: Aids digestion, reduces nausea, warms the body during cold.
Use in: Tea, meat curries, or ginger water with honey and lemon.
4. 🌿 Black Cumin Seeds (Kalo Jeera)
Benefits: Known in Unani & Ayurvedic medicine as a “healing seed.”
Tip: Sprinkle on vegetables, or boil in water and drink as detox water.
5. 🌿 Bay Leaves (Tejpata)
Benefits: Contains compounds that support respiratory health.
Use in: Rice, meat, and khichuri dishes for flavor and wellness.
6. 🟤 Cloves (Lobongo)
Benefits: Relieves sore throat, boosts immunity, and freshens breath.
Use in: Spiced tea, biryani, or clove-infused hot water for gargling.
7. 🟡 Mustard Seeds (Shorshe)
Benefits: Full of selenium and magnesium — supports metabolism and bone health.
Use in: Fish curries (Shorshe Ilish), shukto, and vegetable stir-fries.
📌 Bonus Tip: Spice Storage for Full Potency
- Keep in airtight glass jars, away from sunlight.
- Use whole spices when possible and grind fresh.
- Toast lightly in a pan to release full aroma before cooking.
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