Khimad heralds Christmas for Mumbai’s East Indian community
The HinduBefore I retroactively get my parents into trouble, let me fess up that my very first sips of alcohol, as a curious 12-year-old, were rather surreptitiously procured. This clove-cinnamon-cardamom enhanced, orange-hued alcoholic drink made from country liquor occupies prime position in almost every East Indian celebration. SUNDAY RECIPE Khimad Ingredients 500 ml water 4 green cardamom pods 10 cloves 2 sticks cinnamon 50 gm dried orange peel 1 tsp loose leaf black tea 4 tbsp sugar 300 ml country liquor 150 ml freshly squeezed orange juice Method 1. Khimad benders at East Indian festivities, mainly during a pre-wedding water-pouring ritual called ‘umbracha paani’, are not uncommon. Our East Indian neighbours, the Gomes family, always add orange juice and peel to their khimad, while avoiding the astringent tea leaves.
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