Khakshir syrup is an excellent drink that is prepared by combining these khakshir seeds with ice, water, sugar, and saffron. During my childhood and summer seasons, one of the drinks that my mother prepared to quench our thirst in the hot season was khaksheer syrup.
I even remember that this sherbet was used for breaking the fast in Ramadan and quenching the thirst of fasting people.
This syrup has a very good mild sweet taste, and in combination with brewed saffron, it gets a better aroma and taste.
Making this traditional Iranian syrup has special tricks and tricks, such as washing the seeds of khakshir or combining it with saffron, if you stay with me until the end of this article, I will teach you all these tips easily.
What is Khakshir?
Khakshir, or flixweed, is a plant found in gardens and deserts. Its flowers are bright yellow. It is interesting to know that this plant grows automatically.
Khakeshir is prepared in two types. One is that its seeds are small, and its redness is low. The other type is sweet; its seeds are relatively bigger, and its color is dark red, which grows in Alborz and deserts.
Sekanjabin syrup, sharbat albaloo, and saffron syrup are drinks that quench thirst in the hot summer weather.
For: 6 people
Preparation: 25 minutes
Khakshir recipe:
Ingredients :
Cold water | 6 glasses |
Rose water | 2 tablespoons |
Sugar | a glass |
Khakeshir(flixweed) |
half a glass |
Fresh lime juice (optional) | as needed |
How to make Khakeshir:
1. Soaking:
To prepare this Persian drink, we first pour it into a suitable bowl, add water, and wash it. Then, we Wash these seeds, pour them into a bowl, add some water, and soak them in the water for about 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Washing:
Next, pour the seeds several times into another bowl to wash away the sand and dirt.
3. Preparing flixweed syrup:
After soaking, pour the flixweed seeds into a pitcher to prepare a homemade drink. Then add sugar, rose water, and water. Stir the syrup with a spoon until the sugar is completely dissolved in the water.
4. Serving drink:
Pour some ice into the pitcher, pour the syrups into the glass, and serve. You can add some fresh lime juice to make the syrup tasty and then drink it.
Khakshir drinks with saffron recipe:
Ingredients:
Washed flixweed | 2 tablespoons |
Powdered saffron | as much as the tip of a teaspoon |
Tokhme sharbati (chia seeds) | 1 tablespoon |
Water | 1/2 glass |
Sugar | 1/2 cup |
Instruction :
1. Boil sugar and water:
In preparing a delicious homemade drink with saffron, you should pour sugar and water into a pot and put it on gas heat. Let the water boil, and the sugar slowly dissolves in the water. At this stage, it is better not to stir the sugar until it dissolves in the water.
2. Add rose water to the juice:
After the sugar is dissolved, you must add rose water to the syrup. Stir the juice for about 6 minutes.
3. Add saffron to syrup:
At this preparation stage, you can add saffron powder to the syrup. Then, you have to wait a bit for your syrup to thicken. Whenever the syrup reaches the right concentration, you can turn off the gas flame and remove it from the heat.
4. Preparing syrup:
In the last step, the syrup should be completely cooled. Then, pour some syrup along with the seeds of khakshir and soaked tokhme sharbati (chia seeds) into the glass and mix it with water. Your syrup is ready.
Descurainia sophia is a member of the family Brassicaceae.[1] Common names include flixweed, herb-Sophia and tansy mustard.[2] It reproduces by seeds. It is a dominant weed in dark brown prairie and black prairie soils of southern Alberta.
Its stem is erect, branched, and 4–30 in (10–76 cm) high.[4] It was once given to patients with dysentery and called by ancient herbalists Sophia Chirurgorum, “The Wisdom of Surgeons”.[5] It is the type species of the genus Descurainia (named for French botanist and herbalist François Descurain (1658–1749)) and of the rejected genus Sophia Adans.
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Khakshir Benefits Table:
Benefit Category | Description |
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Temperature | Warm and moist |
Wound Healing | Heals wounds and injuries |
Digestive Health | Eliminates intestinal and bloody diarrhea, and female secretions; regulates digestive system |
Diuretic | Acts as a diuretic |
Fever Reduction | Reduces fever |
Anti-parasitic | Helps get rid of worms |
Kidney Health | Relieves inflammation of the kidneys |
Infectious Disease Treatment | Cures measles and scarlet fever; cooling agent for typhoid fever and smallpox |
Respiratory Health | Opens the sound |
Skin Health | Eliminates hives and skin inflammations |
Vitamin C Deficiency | Flowers and leaves cure diseases caused by vitamin C deficiency |
Antiseptic | Khakeshir seeds are slightly antiseptic |
Laxative | Acts as a laxative and cooling agent in cold water |
Sexual Health | Increases lust and sexual desire; opens the appetite |
Urinary Health | Removes urinary congestion |
Weight Gain | Fattening |
Gout and Genital Diseases | Useful for treating gout and genital diseases |
Infant Health | Effective for simple diarrhea in infants |
Swelling Treatment | Apply bandage on hard and cancerous swellings and swelling of the breast, eye, and ear |
Khakshir benefits for weight loss:
One of the properties of Persian summer drinks is that they improve bowel movements, cleanse and detoxify the intestines, and cause weight loss by increasing fat excretion from the body. This drink has unique properties that help people lose weight.
Using flixweed for a long time leads to rapid weight loss and slimming. To lose weight and get fit with flixweed seeds, wash a tablespoon of flixweed, dissolve it in a glass of lukewarm water, and sweeten it with very little sugar.
Consuming sugar causes obesity, so use very little or no sugar.
Is khak e shir useful for slimming the stomach and sides?
- Yes, due to its anti-inflammatory and slimming properties, it can be useful in losing weight and slimming the abdomen and sides.
- This useful plant is also used to control the blood sugar level and improve the function of the digestive system, both of which can be effective in losing weight and reducing the size of the abdomen and sides.
Now that you are familiar with the great benefits of khakshir, You can read the benefits of other Iranian drinks that are almost like this drink, such as the Doogh benefits and the Gol gav zaban benefits.
How to wash khak e shir:
Since flixweed has small seeds, it is challenging for many people to wash it. To wash this seeds, you should pour it in water and stir well. Then, wait a while for the small sticks to float on the water.
Now, you can slowly empty the water in the bowl. Add a little water to the bowl again, stir the flixweed, and pour it into another bowl. This will cause the sedimented pebbles to remain in the bowl.
Repeat this several times until all the pebbles and extra particles are removed from it. Finally, pour this into a strainer, wash it, and use it to make syrup.
For a better taste, you can combine khakeshir with rose water syrup. Rose water syrup smells great and has great relaxing properties.
Notes:
- To prepare homemade khakshir syrup, you can prepare the juice separately and then pour it together with the juice in a glass. To prepare juice, you need to combine water and sugar. Then boil it on the heat until it reaches the right concentration. When the sap is ready, use it to make this syrup.
- You can use aragh bidmeshk, bahar Narenj, or kasni to make this drink delicious.
- To prepare this drink more easily, soak flixweed in water, put it in an ice mold, and freeze it. With this method, you can easily prepare a delicious homemade Persian summer drink whenever possible.
- You can use some honey instead of sugar to make the drink.
- This Persian drink is a home remedy for heatstroke in traditional medicine.
- Adding rose water and lemon to this Traditional Iranian drink is completely tasteful.
- You can use more or less sugar in the Middle Eastern drink.
- You can use cardamom instead of rose water.
- Using some saffron will improve the aroma and color of Traditional Iranian drinks.
- When washing flixweed seeds, use plastic containers because they hold more sand grains and settle.
- If you prepare a refreshing Persian summer drink a few hours before serving it and store it in the refrigerator, it will have a better aroma and taste.
FAQ :
1. How to prepare Khak-e-shir syrup without sugar?
To prepare Khak-e-shir syrup without sugar, you can use some honey to sweeten the syrup.
2. How to prepare two-colour mold fl syrup?
To prepare two-colour flixweed syrup, you must prepare Khak-e-shir syrup and tokhme sharbati separately and pour them into a glass.
3. How to prepare this syrup for constipation?
In the recipe for an Iranian herbal drink for constipation, you should use 2 tablespoons of this drink with 1 glass of warm water. It is better to consume this syrup twice daily, in the morning and at night.
4. What are the benefits of khakshir syrup?
This Persian syrup is useful for quenching thirst and treating constipation. It is also very useful for treating fatty liver, facial acne, dandruff, strengthening sexual powers, fever, parasites, cancer, bad breath, and hoarseness.
5. What is called khakshir in english?
Khakshir in English is called Flixweed.
6. Where can I buy this?
This seeds can be found in Persian or Middle Eastern grocery and specialty health food stores. It may also be available for purchase online.
7. Is Khakeshir an alcoholic beverage?
No, this drink is a non-alcoholic herbal drink. It does not contain alcohol unless the person preparing it intentionally adds it.
8. What is Khakshir?
Khakeshir is a traditional Persian drink made from the seeds of certain plants, often referred to as “Persian herbal tea.
9. How to use Khakshir for facial obesity?
To use flixweed in the treatment of facial obesity, you can mix a few spoons of flixweed with a spoon of honey and leave this mixture on the skin for about 25 minutes.
After that, wash your face with warm water.
This method can help improve the texture and health of your facial skin.
10. Is it harmful to eat every day?
Reasonable use of this does not harm healthy patients. However, for people with certain diseases such as liver disease, kidney disease, digestive diseases, or allergy to this syrup, it is recommended to use this in consultation with a specialist doctor.
Also, it is better to consume this syrup in the right amount and in compliance with health tips to achieve the best results.
Did you like this recipe?
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- If you are looking for vegetarian food, I suggest this drink to you.
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Hi ,What is khakshir called in English?
Hi dear sarah,khakshir called in english :Flixweed is the common name of the plant descurainia sophia.
What sweet is served with khakshir?
Can i served persian noghl with this drink?
Tnx
Hi dear Bobby, You can served many persian sweets with khakshir, like that : persian noghl, poolaki, baklava and ghottab.
Can you say me what is important benefits of khakshir?
Hi dear Tyler, Khakshir has lots of benefits for example:
The flowers and leaves of the plant can be used to cure diseases caused by vitamin C deficiency.
Khakeshir seeds are slightly antiseptic.
Laxative and cooling with cold water
Its seeds increase the amount of lust and sexual desire and open the appetite.
It regulates the digestive system and relieves the stomach of diseases
Removes urinary congestion and is fattening
Hello, my dear friend, thank you for the complete article on Khakshir and its benefits
Can you introduce me to an article on how to prepare Samanu dessert?
Hello dear Eli, I’m glad you were satisfied with khakshir recipe, yes you can see here how to prepare samanu recipe.
Is khakshir syrup too sweet?
It depends on the amount of sugar we use in the syrup
Hi dears
You are very beatifull wige and husband
Good luck
Hi dear rashel , Tnx so much my dear
Hello my friend
Hie many calories in 1 glass of khakshir?
Tnx
Hi dear Jason, Calories in one cup of khakshir (133 grams) are 29 calories, 48% of which come from carbohydrates, 30% from protein, and 22% from fat.
Hi dear Mahsa ! Thanks for all the info and beautiful pics. I like your blog very much! Could khakshir go bad? I have a jar that is few years old and i was wondering if it is still good to use. I made it and we all eat it. Of course, I also used some fresh lemon that my mother sent me and it turned out great. I wanted to know if it is possible for it to spoil over time?
Mehsa jan, thank you for this great recipe of Khakshir. Whenever summer came, my mother would make a full pitcher for us and we would come home from work and always eat to quench our thirst.
Thanks alot.
Hi dear Fariba
Exactly, Iranian mothers should make khakshir for their children in the summer season to improve their health
Hi dears
Where to buy Khak e shir?
Hello, dear friend, you can usually get khakshir seeds or syrup from stores that have Iranian products
But you can easily order from Amazon