Name: Paruthi Paal / Cotton Seed Milk recipe by Swathy Nandhini at BetterButter
Prep time: 360 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 390 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: Cotton seeds 200 gms (approx 2 cups); Jaggery 1 and 1/2 cup; Cardamom 4; Coconut milk 1 cup; Grated coconut 1/2 cup (optional); Dry ginger powder 1/4 tsp; Rice flour 2 tsp

ABOUT Paruthi Paal / Cotton Seed Milk RECIPE

Paruthi paal is a famous and special drink in South India, especially Madurai. Paruthi means cotton and Paal is milk.It is rich in proteins, fat and dietary fibres. It is the best remedy for cold and cough, it cools the body and very good for the nursing mother. Also, it is a very good alternative for cows milk.

Ingredients Serving: 7

Cotton seeds 200 gms (approx 2 cups)
Jaggery 1 and 1/2 cup
Cardamom 4
Coconut milk 1 cup
Grated coconut 1/2 cup (optional)
Dry ginger powder 1/4 tsp
Rice flour 2 tsp

Instructions

Wash the cotton seeds well in water for 4-5 times and remove the stuck cotton.
Soak it in water overnight or at least 6 hours.
Next day, wash the cotton seeds again and add it to blender. Add a cup of water and grind it.
Place a muslin cloth over a wide bowl and pour the grounded mixture to filter the cotton milk.
Add all the extracted cotton milk to a wide pan and place in medium flame.
Once the cotton milk comes to boil, reduce the flame. Take rice flour in a bowl, add water and dissolve it without lumps.
Pour the dissolved rice flour into the cotton milk and stir well.
Add jaggery, crushed cardamom and dry ginger powder to it. Stir and cook for 10-15 minutes in low flame.
Once it becomes little thick, finally add coconut milk, stir well and remove from flame. Add grated coconut and mix.
The healthy and tasty paruthi paal is ready.

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