Navata - fragrant and unusual sweetness

nawat
Traditional eastern sweetness nawat (kinwa-shakeri, alarm or nabot) is not just crystallized sugar. This is a kind of sweet culinary business card of Uzbekistan, like Greek baklava, French truffle or Turkish rahat-lukum. It can be found in all the eastern markets and markets.

Wonderful properties of Navata

properties of Navata
If you have already been in sunny Uzbekistan, then you know for sure that there are medicinal, even miraculous properties attributed to the Navata. It is added to tea, it is made with tinctures, rubbing and just like that. Navata is even used in the preparation of beer, instead of traditional malt. The Uzbeks are sure that it also helps with abdominal pain, dizziness, anemia, poisoning, diarrhea, loss of strength and many other ailments. But is it? Can sugar benefit?

Indeed, nawat is sugar, but recrystallized, and consists not of sucrose, but of fructose and glucose. Although while it remains sweet. Therefore, kinwa-shakeri can be consumed by people suffering from diabetes mellitus or those who watch their figure. It is proved that it can also be used as candy for pain in the throat, bronchitis, angina or colds. There is an opinion that the systematic use of Navata is very beneficial for women, as it helps to get rid of gynecological diseases. It is also recommended to add nava in tea to increase lactation to nursing mothers. It is also beneficial with general weakness, weakened immunity, heart diseases and reduced pressure.

Eastern delicacy with their own hands

nave
Buy nawat now is possible, but quite problematic. And by ordering it via the Internet, you risk acquiring a remotely similar counterfeit. In addition, the real nawat is prepared without the use of dyes and various synthetic additives, so it can be given to children with a clear conscience. And buying a cat a bag, you can not be sure of either the composition of the product or its beneficial properties. The output is very simple - prepare this sweetness at home. Of course, the cooking process is not easy and time consuming, but the result will definitely please you. In order to cook real Uzbek sugar, you will need a thick-bottomed cauldron and a cast-iron frying pan, into which you need to cover half the sugar. Then pour it with water and cook until golden syrup is obtained. On the cauldron we pull the threads parallel to each other. We first filter the syrup, and then pour it into the cauldron. After three days, the delicacy is ready for use, you just need to cut the thread. Of course, home nawat can not be compared with the original, but still it is delicious.

Nawat: Harmful or not?

Naturally, if you could get a real Uzbek kinwa-shakeri, then, eating it in moderation, there will be no harm. But if we are talking about home-made delicacy, which was prepared only from sugar and water, then you should be careful, because it's even processed, but still sugar. And, as you know, excessive consumption of sugar leads to obesity, heart problems, reduces immunity and in every way hinders the normal functioning of the body as a whole. So be careful and attentive to your health.