Seasonings of Change – 7 Spices To Include This Monsoon

Spices are essential ingredients of Indian Cuisine. Almost all Indian kitchens have a variety of spices. These spices are loaded with health benefits, contain medicinal properties, and help us keep healthy.

After scorching summer, the monsoon arrives. During monsoon body’s immune system gets impaired and digestive systems slow down due to aggravation of pita. Spices act as medicine and help in preventing and curing the disease.

Here Are 7 Such Spices To Include In Your Diet During Monsoon –

• Ginger – Ginger is known for having great remedial properties for cold, cough, and flu. Ginger keeps the immunity strong and also the digestive system healthy. You can add ginger to food and tea.
• Garlic – Garlic is an immunity booster. It contains allicin which boosts the immune reaction of white blood cells against flu viruses. Having crushed or chopped garlic helps in gaining the benefits.
• Turmeric – Turmeric is the most available space in the kitchen. It has properties of anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidants, and anti-bacterial. Curcumin present in the body protects from infection and builds immunity strong.
• Jeera – Jeera or cumin seeds help speed up the metabolism and it is also powerful anti-oxidants. This also makes the Jeera help make in keeping immunity strong. These characteristics in combination help in making the digestive system healthy and immunity strong. Hence consumption of Jeera during monsoon should be increased.
• Sauf – Sauf or fennel seeds is a strong aromatic spice used as a mouth freshener. Sauf helps in improving digestion, reduces bloating, relieves gases, and prevents indigestion. Consuming sauf post meals works wonders.
• Black Pepper – Black pepper crushed or powder form has compounds that help in preventing indigestion and gasses. Black pepper also has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant properties that help in boosting immunity. Black pepper helps in better digestion and keeping immunity strong. Black pepper can be used as a pinch of seasoning on the dishes.
• Cinnamon – Cinnamon also is one of the spices with anti-oxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. This property of cinnamon helps in repairing the body tissues and fighting infection. Cinnamon also helps indigestion. A pinch of Cinnamon as a seasoning makes the dish flavourful.

Over To You –
Spices are really powerful ingredients in monsoon to stay healthy. A herbal tea made from these spices during monsoon helps one in keeping immunity strong, fight infection, and healthy digestive system.