2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14
There are a lot of different sweets on the planet. Each nation of the world brings its own, traditional changes to the same dishes, and as a result, completely new ones are obtained from them. The same applies to such a delicacy as navat. Sugar of Uzbek cuisine has its own distinctive features. What is it, what does it taste like, how is it made, and we will talk about the beneficial properties of navat further.
Nawat: what is this dish?
Navat - crystallized sugar, belongs to the cuisine of the peoples of Central Asia. In Uzbekistan, it is customary to use it as a delicacy for tea. To prepare navat, grape juice with spices or high concentration sugar syrup is used. This mixture is crystallized around threads specially prepared for this process.
Uzbek sugar, navat, can be of various colors: from white to dark brown. The shade of the finished product depends mainly on the duration of cooking.
How is it different from regular sugar
Nawat, although it is sugar, is significantly different from ordinaryproduct. Navat is a monosaccharide, it consists of fructose and glucose, and sugar is a disaccharide, it contains sucrose.
Glucose has a beneficial effect on the brain, has recovery properties and is important for the human body. However, it tastes less sweet.
Fructose is absorbed faster than other components. Insulin is not required to enter the blood cells. Therefore, the product does not adversely affect people with diabetes.
Cooking at home
To cook navat (sugar of Uzbek cuisine), you need to have certain equipment and know the real recipe. So:
- in a pre-prepared cauldron (which retains heat well), you need to pour sugar to make it a little less than half;
- fill with water;
- put the boiler on the fire and cook until syrup is formed, stirring constantly;
- in another cauldron you need to pull the threads parallel to each other;
- pass the cooked syrup through a sieve;
- pour it on top of the thread;
- after 72 hours the sugar crystals will be ready, the remaining syrup will need to be poured;
- leave the crystals for some more time to dry well;
- after complete drying, the threads need to be cut off - the dish is ready!
Not only tasty, but also he althy
Uzbek sugar navat, whose beneficial properties have been known since ancient times, is especially popular today. This is becausethe delicacy is distinguished not only by its pleasant taste, but also by its beneficial effect on the body.
Nawat copes well with various ailments. It is used instead of the usual lozenges for sore throats or coughs. It is especially useful in combination with green tea.
There is also a theory that navat (sugar), the beneficial properties of which are usually used to treat inflammatory diseases, is especially beneficial for the female body. Some people claim that navat can cure many gynecological ailments. It also reduces pain during menstruation. And helps breastfeeding mothers improve lactation.
Eating nawat, a person can feel more energetic and longer to do various things. Therefore, it is often used by older people.
And that's not all the useful properties of this wonderful product! It also has a healing effect on:
- digestive disorders;
- dehydration;
- diarrhea;
- low pressure;
- hypothermia;
- cardiac disorders;
- depressions;
- general weakness.
Where to buy?
Some people don't know how or don't want to cook navat on their own. However, for sure everyone would like to try it after all. A natural question arises - where can I buy it?
Of course, the best option would be to buy it on the market in Uzbekistan. Where they love it, where they know how to cook it properly and whereappears to be of wide variety. Navat can also often be found on the Tashkent market among other oriental sweets and various fruit products.
This is interesting
Navot, nabat, nabot, nauat, kinva-shakeri or navat - sugar is the same. If you come across one of these names, feel free to buy, these are all names of the same product.
The peculiarity of navat is that it is an environmentally friendly product that does not contain any additional additives. This is its main advantage over ordinary synthetic lollipops. The only additive that can be added to navat is honey. It only makes sugar crystals more beautiful, golden in color and, of course, he althier.
Ordinary navat crystals are quite large in size (up to 8 cm in diameter). It is customary to split it with special tweezers or just with your hands.
By changing the habit of drinking tea with caramel and sugar to the tradition of biting navat, you can significantly improve your he alth. Plus, it's really delicious!
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