One Small Flaxseed Jaggery Chikki
A small batch of flaxseed and jaggery is set into chikki, and you eat one small piece. It is kitchen food, not a blood-pressure or heart treatment.
Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.
One small piece of flaxseed and jaggery chikki
Flaxseeds and jaggery can be cooked into a thin chikki and cut into small squares. The serving on this page is one small piece, as a snack beside a normal meal. It is ordinary kitchen food. It does not lower blood pressure, and it does not treat the heart.
Keep the piece small because jaggery is still a sweet. People who already take blood-pressure or heart medicine should keep taking it exactly as prescribed. Chest pain, a racing heart, sudden breathlessness, or a bad headache needs a doctor, not another square of chikki.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons flaxseeds
- 2 tablespoons grated jaggery
- A few drops of ghee to grease the plate
- A pinch of cardamom, if you want a mild aroma
How to prepare
- Dry-roast the flaxseeds on a low flame until they smell nutty, then crush them lightly.
- Melt the jaggery with a few drops of water, stir in the seeds, spread thin on a greased plate, and cut small pieces while warm.
How to use
- Eat one small piece with a meal or as a snack.
- One piece in a day is enough. Do not finish the plate.
- Keep taking any blood-pressure or heart medicine your doctor has given you.
Helpful habits
- Store the pieces in a dry tin and eat them within a few days.
- If the chikki turns hard, a smaller piece is still the right amount.
Precautions
- This does not replace blood-pressure or heart medicine.
- This is a sweet snack, not a treatment for the heart or blood pressure.
- Skip it if you must limit sweets, and see a doctor for chest pain or sudden breathlessness.
Frequently asked questions
Will flaxseed chikki lower blood pressure?
- No. This page does not promise that. Keep taking the medicine your doctor has given you.
How much chikki is one serving?
- One small piece. The rest of the batch is for other days, not one sitting.
Can I stop my heart medicine if I eat this?
- No. This does not replace blood-pressure or heart medicine.
