Beligatamada are dried slices of the bael or beli fruit (Aegle marmelos), sold by Bowatte in a 100 g pack. Boiled in water they make a herbal tea with a distinctive fragrance and a mild, slightly sweet flavour that has been drunk in Sri Lanka for generations.
What is in it
- Dried bael fruit
How to brew
Directions from the maker: heat water over a medium flame, rinse the dried bael, add it to the boiling water in the pot and boil it for 10 minutes. The tea is drunk in the morning, the evening or both. It is naturally caffeine-free.
In the pack
- 100 g of dried bael fruit
Storage
Keep the pack closed in a cool, dry place.
Read the label before use, and ask a doctor or an Ayurvedic physician first if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or under medical care.
Bowatte Beheth Shalawa is an Ayurvedic family business in Kandy, founded in 1914 by the Ayurvedic physician Dr H. B. Bowatte.
