Eight Soaked Munakka in the Morning
Eight munakka, soaked overnight, eaten in the morning with a sip of the soaking water. A small food. It does not treat anaemia or replace iron medicine.
Eight raisins, not a blood tonic
Put eight black raisins in a small cup of clean water at night. In the morning, if the water smells fresh, eat the raisins and take a sip of the water. That is the serving. Raisins are sweet dried fruit. They are not an iron medicine, not a blood builder, and not a constipation drug. People limiting sugar, including many with diabetes, should count these eight as sweet food.
If the water smells sour or fizzy, throw the cup out. Do not give whole raisins to small children; they can choke. Do not turn eight into a fistful because you feel tired. Tiredness with pale skin, breathlessness, or dizziness needs a doctor and a blood test, not more raisins.
Ingredients
- Eight munakka (black raisins)
- Clean drinking water
- A small cup
How to prepare
- Rinse eight raisins and cover them with a little drinking water overnight.
- In the morning, smell the water. If it is sour or fizzy, discard it. If it smells fresh, eat the eight raisins and sip a little of the water.
How to use
- Once in the morning is the serving.
- Do not add a second handful.
- Keep any iron or other medicine exactly as prescribed.
Helpful habits
- Count them. 'A few' becomes a dozen very easily.
- Store the dry jar shut so the rest do not go hard or mouldy.
Precautions
- Eight is the number. They are still a sweet.
- Not an anaemia or iron treatment.
- Sour soaking water is spoiled. Whole raisins are a choking risk for small children.
Frequently asked questions
Will a bowl of munakka raise my haemoglobin?
- No. Eight soaked raisins are food. They do not treat anaemia and do not replace iron medicine or a blood test.
The water smells sour. Can I boil it and drink it anyway?
- No. Throw it out, wash the cup, and start again another night with fresh raisins.
Can I give them to a toddler?
- Whole raisins can choke a small child. This page is not a toddler snack. Ask a doctor before offering dried fruit to a young child.
