Rare ingredient story
- Single-cow panchagavya: Milk, curd, ghee, urine, dung ash from one Gir cow.
- Sourcing: Partner gaushalas maintain diaries for each cow's diet, ensuring sattvic feed.
- Preservation: Gomaya ash sieved thrice; gomutra distilled gently.
The sacred method
- Vessel: Silver-lined kadai
- Fire: Holy darbha grass flame
- Timing cue: Slow boil 108 breaths
- Sweet-earth aroma with no acrid notes.
- Ash should dissolve fully leaving satin texture.
Ayurvedic & seasonal wisdom
- Dosha focus: Kapha-lightening, pitta balancing
- Benefits: Detoxifies, restores gut flora, strengthens lungs.
- Consumption notes: One ladle on empty stomach during supervised cleanse only.
Sojal's revival notes
- Cow lineage map:Every serving linked to its cow with diet, caretaker, and mantra log.
- Gaushala stipend:Sattvahar funds caretakers who keep indigenous cows off commercial grids.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh cow milk
- 1 cup cow curd
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp distilled gomutra
- 1 tsp gomaya ash
- Palm candy
- Cardamom
Method
- Combine milk, curd, ghee, gomutra; bring to slow simmer.
- Whisk continuously, adding palm candy.
- Sprinkle ash, stir till dissolved.
- Finish with cardamom, strain through muslin.
Preservation actions
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