Nawat - sugar for health

There are a lot of different sweets on the planet. Each people of the world brings their own, traditional changes to the same dishes, and from them, in the end, they are completely new. This also applies to such delicacies as nawat. Sugar of Uzbek cuisine has its own distinctive features. What it is, what it tastes, how it is made and about the useful properties of Navata, let's talk further.

Navata: what is this dish?

Nawat is a sugar of crystallized form, belongs to the kitchen of the peoples of Central Asia. In Uzbekistan, it is customary to use it as a treat for tea. For the preparation of nawata, grape juice with spices or high-concentration sugar syrup is used. This mixture is crystallized around yarns prepared specifically for this process.

Uzbek sugar, nawat, can be of different colors: from white to dark brown. The shade of the finished product depends mainly on the duration of cooking.

What is different from the usual sugar

Navata though is a sugar, but significantly different from the ordinary product. Navata is a monosaccharide, it consists of fructose and glucose, and sugar is a disaccharide, in its composition sucrose.

Glucose favorably affects the work of the brain, has the properties of recovery and is important for the human body. However, it tastes less sweet.

Fructose is absorbed faster than other components. In order to penetrate the blood cells, insulin is not required. Therefore, the product does not have a negative effect on people with diabetes mellitus.

Cooking at home

To cook nawat (sugar of Uzbek cuisine), you need to have certain equipment and know the real recipe. So:

• In a pre-prepared pot (which is well retained by heat) it is necessary to pour sugar, so that it turned out to be slightly less than half;
• to fill with water;
• Put the cauldron on fire and cook until syrup is formed, stirring constantly;
• In the other boiler it is necessary to pull the threads parallel to each other;
• Pass the prepared 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 still for a while, so that they dry well;
• After complete drying the thread needs to be cut off - the dish is ready!

Not only delicious, but also useful!

Uzbek sugar nawat, useful properties of which have been known since ancient times, enjoys special popularity in our days. This is due to the fact that the delicacy is not only a pleasant taste, but also its beneficial effect on the body.

Navath perfectly copes with various ailments. It is used instead of the usual lollipops for sore throat or cough. It is especially useful in combination with green tea.

There is also a theory that nawat (sugar), useful properties of which are used to treat inflammatory diseases, is especially favorable for the female body. Some people say that many gynecological ailments can be cured. It also reduces pain during menstruation. And helps lactating mothers to improve lactation.

Having eaten nawat, a person can feel more energetic and engage in various activities longer. Therefore, it is often used by elderly people.

And this is not all the useful properties of this wonderful product! It also has a therapeutic effect when:

• Digestive disorders;
• Dehydration of the body;
• Diarrhea;
• Reduced pressure;
• Supercooling;
• Cardiological disorders;
• Depression;
• General weakness.

Where to buy?

Some people do not know how or do not want to cook on their own. However, for sure, everyone would like to try it all the same. There is a natural question - where you can buy it?

Of course, the best option is to buy it on the market in Uzbekistan. Where he is loved, where he is able to properly cook and where his wide variety is represented. Also often nawat can be found in the market of Tashkent among other oriental sweets and various fruit products.

It is interesting!

Navit, alarm, punch, naukat, kinwa-shakeri or nawat - sugar is the same. If you meet one of these names, you can safely buy, these are all names of the same product.

The peculiarity of Navata is that it is an environmentally friendly product that does not contain any additional additives. This is his main advantage over ordinary synthetic candies. The only additive that can be added to nawat is honey. From it, sugar crystals become only more beautiful, acquiring a golden color and, of course, more useful.

Usual crystals of Navata have a fairly large size (diameter up to 8 cm). It is customary to split it with special tweezers or just hands.

By changing the habit of drinking tea with caramels and sugar for the tradition of biting nawat, you can significantly improve your health. In addition, it's really delicious!