Ajwain potli / oma pottalam / carom seeds bundle is a natural homemade inhaler for common cold. Inhale the essential oils in ajwain seeds to ease breathing. Natural Thymol present in ajwain acts as an antiseptic attributing to anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.
Whenever I have cold, you can see me with this potli. Nilaa started to copy me. When we all have cold, there will be individual potlis under each of our pillows 🙂 One could feel cozy in inhaling this ajwain potli during cold. Just keep near pillows at night and the smell from potli will be soothing to inhale when sleeping.
Drop few freshly crushed ajwain seeds in the hot water of your steam inhalation for more effective draining of mucus.
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Ajwain potli recipe – Stepwise pics follow the below printable description:
- Omam/Ajwain/Carom seeds - 1 tbsp
- Take a tablespoon of omam/ajwain/carom seeds and dry roast in low flame until nice aroma wafts around.
- Spread a handkerchief and transfer the roasted carom seeds to it.
- Fold 2 edges to form a triangle. Then hold the centre 2 edges and keep pulling each edge to it.
- Grab all the edges and just stretch one edge and wrap/tie it around. Pass the edge into the wrap and pull it out to make a knot.
- Make sure the knot is tight. This makes a potli/pottalam/bundle as shown. Keep near the nose to inhale.
2.If keeping near babies, do tie it tightly with a strong thread. Else, the potli might open and seeds might enter eyes, nose, ears, mouth and invite danger.
3.Switch off the fan when making potli as the essential oils might evaporate rapidly.
Preparation – How to make ajwain potli?
1.Take a tablespoon of omam/ajwain/carom seeds and dry roast in low flame until nice aroma wafts around.
2.Spread a handkerchief and transfer the roasted carom seeds to it, immediately. Make the bundle as quickly as possible, else the essential oils in ajwain might get evaporated.
3.Fold 2 edges to form a triangle. Then hold the centre 2 edges and keep pulling each edge to it.
4.Grab all the edges and just stretch one edge and wrap/tie it around. Pass the edge into the wrap and pull it out to make a knot.
5.Make sure the knot is tight. This makes a potli/pottalam/bundle as shown. Keep near the nose to inhale. 
Just inhale to ease breathing…
Tips/Tricks in making ajwain potli
- Daily change the potli(both ajwain seeds and the cloth/handky).
- If keeping near babies, do tie it tightly with a strong thread. Else, the potli might open and seeds might enter eyes, nose, ears, mouth and invite danger.
- Switch off the fan when making potli as the essential oils might evaporate rapidly.
This worked like magic!! Thank you so much..
Thank you 🙂