Health benefits of panch phoron or Indian five spice blend you should know

Weight loss, healthy digestion, anti-ageing properties... there are umpteen reasons to include Panch phoron in your diet.

Shaloo Tiwari | Published: April 18, 2018 11:31 am

Paanch Phoron also knows as the five spices blend is a staple tempering spice in areas like West Bengal, Assam Orissa and other parts of eastern India. However, now it is quite commonly used in the rest of the country too. Apart from adding flavour to the food, this mix of nutrition-packed spice is immensely healthy. Panch phoron consist of 5 healthy Indian spices and they are:

Fenugreek or methi seeds
Nigella or kalonji seeds
Cumin seeds or jeera
Black mustard(Rayee) seeds and
Fennel seeds or Saunf

You can easily make it at home mixing these whole spices in equal proportion.

Here are the health benefits of Panch phoron:

Fenugreek present in Panch phoron is beneficial to keep blood sugar in control, which means it is great for diabetics. It also gives you glowing skin and improves hair growth. Methi seeds is also used as a natural way to increase breast milk supply. (Read: Suffering from eczema? Use fenugreek seeds for relief)
Cumin keeps digestive issues at bay and helps in the secretion of pancreatic juice that is good for your stomach as it accelerates digestion. It also helps you lose weight. (Read: Have you tried the jeera-banana combo for weight loss?)
Nigella seeds also known as kalonji is very well-known for its health benefits. It is rich in sodium, iron calcium and potassium and has been used in a number of medicines in Ayurvedic treatments. Here’s how to use Kalonji seeds for weight loss. It is known to help relief hypertension, diabetes, various types of aches, eye ailments, hair loss, jaundice, constipation and the list doesn’t end. (Read: Health benefits of Nigella sativa seed (kalonji))
Fennel seeds or saunf is known to help lower blood pressure, cardiac issues, improve immunity. It helps relieve menstrual pain, curbs indigestion, constipation and bloating. It also helps you lose weight, beat water retention, help solve skin problems and regulate blood pressure.(Read: Fennel seeds + water – an excellent combination to soothe menstrual pains and 9 reasons you should have saunf or fennel seeds right now!)
Mustard seeds (Rayee): Mustard seeds can help protect you from gastrointestinal cancer, curb symptoms of asthma, slow down ageing, help you lose weight and is extremely beneficial for rheumatoid muscle and arthritic pain. (Read: Relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis with mustard seeds and 10 healthy reasons you should include sarson or mustard in your diet)

Read: Ingredients to add to your tadka or tempering to make your food healthier

Published: April 18, 2018 11:31 am

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