Homemade Cough Drops

 

Homemade Cough Drops

What you'll need:

1. Sugar - 1 cup
2. Water - ½ cup
3. Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
4. Honey - 1 tbsp
5. Dry Ginger Powder - 1 tsp (Tip: In case you do not have Dry Ginger Powder, you can use 2 tsp grated fresh Ginger) 
6. Clove Powder - ¼ tsp
7. Cinnamon Powder - ¼ tsp

 For Coating -

1. Icing Sugar - 2 tbsp
2. Black Salt - 1 tsp (Optional)

How to make?

• Firstly, take a thick bottom pan, add all the above ingredients in it serially, mix a little & then turn on the gas keeping the flame low to medium & let it boil.
• Now, when the mixture starts to simmer or bubbles starts coming out of it, then make the flame low & cook it for 15 to 20 minutes & keep stirring occasionally.
• Now, put off the flame & let the mixture cool for few minutes.
• Now, take a greased tray/thali & with the help of the spoon pour the mixture in small rounds keeping a little gap in between as shown in picture.
• Now, let it cool for 15-20 minutes & coat all the Cough Drops with the help of above Coating ingredients to prevent them from sticking to one another.

Tip: Alternatively, you can consume it in liquid form too. Just add 2 Cough Drops to a glass of warm water & have it.