Description
A cooling, digestive health drink made by soaking basil seeds (Tokma) until they swell like frog eggs, then mixing them into sweet lemonade.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Tokma(Basil seeds)
- Lime juice
- Sugar
- Water
- Ice
Instructions
- Soak basil seeds in water for
- mins until a jelly-like coating forms.
- Make sweet lemonade in a glass.
- Stir in the swollen seeds.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
None
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Chia seeds, Lemonade
Pairing
None(After meals/Morning)
Trivia
A staple juice stand topping. While in Indian Falooda, in BD it's heavily consumed standalone as 'health water'.
Eating tips & etiquette
Don't chew; enjoy swallowing the slippery, jelly-like seeds. Highly regarded for curing constipation.
Allergen
None