Jil jil jigarthanda
 Jigarthanda Jigarthanda is made by mixing badam pisin, nannari sharbat, sugar and milk cream with an extra layer of basundi | |
| Type | Beverage |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Madurai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Serving temperature | Cold |
 Cookbook: Jigarthanda  Media: Jigarthanda | |
Jigarthanda[1] is a south Indian beverage. It originated in Madurai, a city in the Tamil Nadu state of India. In Hindi "Jigarthanda" translates to "Cool Liver".
It is generally prepared and served by road side pull-inns in Madurai as refreshment during the Indian summer.
Preparation
Ingredients:
1. Milk
2. Resin of the Badam tree (used originally) or substituted with China Grass (Commonly known as "Kadal Paasi" in Tamil)
3. Sarsaparilla syrup (Commonly known as "Nannaari Syrup" in Tamil)
4. Ice-cream (Vanila flavour is Ideal)
Steps:
1. Boil the milk until it reduce to half in volume. This is to increase the thickness of milk which will add to good taste of the drink. When milk turns into pale yellow color, it indicates that the milk has reached the right thickness. Let the thickened milk cool to room temperature. Then refrigerate this for a while.
2. Soak the china grass (Mostly available in many super markets) in water for about 3 hours. After 3 hours it will look like pieces of jellies. Now take out the china grass from water.
3. Now take a glass - Pour milk up to half of the glass - Mix well the sarsaparila syrup and china grass with milk.
Finally put a scoop of vanila ice-cream on top - Enjoy the drink.
Note: Rose syrup is predominantly used in many shops instead of sarsaparilla sarbath .
Recipe
Ingredients
- Milk – 5 cups
- China Grass (Agar Agar) – 5 gms
- Sugar – 1 cup (you can add less sugar if you please) or alternatively u can add half a tin of *Milkmaid(tm) this will reduce the cooking time of the milk and give it the faint pink color soon.
- Nannari – 1 tbsp (Available in syrup form in Ayurvedic shops) / Rose syrup - 1 tbsp
- Ice cream – 1 scoop for one glass,
- Sago(javarishi / sabudana) – 1 small cup soaked in water for 2–3 hours
Method
- Boil the milk in a saucepan, till it turns slightly pink.
- In case you are using milkmaid then check for sugar, if you need more sweet you can add sugar to taste and stir until it dissolves and when the mik turns slightly pink, switch off the gas.
- Allow it to come to room temperature and then refrigerate it.
- Take some hot milk (from the milk we boiled with sugar/ milkmaid) from the saucepan and add in another vessel, Add the sago to this milk and cook till the sago becomes transparent.
- Switch off the gas.
- Keep this separately and refrigerate it.
- Prepare the Agar Agar Jelly and keep the cubes ready accordingly.
Serving Instructions
- Take a tall glass tumbler, pour one ladle of the cool milk with the sago, ensuring that there is enough sago at the bottom of your glass.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the Agar Agar (China Grass) jelly that u have cut into cubes and kept.
- Add the nannari syrup, if nannari is not available you can also add rose syrup which is commonly available, Rose is also known for its cooling properties if consumed.
- Now pour the boiled cool milk on top of all this leaving just quarter of a space in the tumbler.
- Top it up with a scoop of ice cream.
To add a special touch to your jigar thanda add a tablespoon of Theretti pal or Paal Khoa
Availability
Jigarthanda was popularised by the Muslim settlers in the areas around Madurai, which is still the only city where this drink is found authentic. "Famous Jigarthanda Stall" on the 46,West permaul maistry st,Hotel International along with its branch at Anna Nagar in Madurai have set the records for most jigarthanda sold by volume by a single outlet. The shop witnesses a huge turnout especially in the busy evenings and the mood around the place is always jubilant.
Jigarthanda is popular because of its cooling properties against the temperature of the region.
See also
References
- ↑ "In search of Madurai Jigarthanda". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 September 2012.