CCF Morning Tea
Brew equal parts coriander, cumin, and fennel into a morning ritual
- Difficulty
- Starter
- Time to result
- ~days to results
- Steps
- 4
- Confidence
- 97%
CCF Morning Tea is Radhi Devlukia's repeatable preparation using coriander, cumin, and fennel seeds. The method reduces daily friction by combining equal quantities of all three whole spices in advance and keeping the dry mixture in a jar. Each morning, she takes one tablespoon, adds it to a pan with hot water, boils it, and drinks the resulting tea. Devlukia presents CCF as a subtle Ayurvedic spice blend and attributes digestive, detoxification, cooling, and inflammation-related benefits to it. Those are her claims in the interview, not independently established conclusions in this extraction. The transferable mechanism is the preparation system itself: standardize the ratio, batch the ingredients once, and use a fixed daily serving so the ritual is easy to repeat.
Origin
Radhi Devlukia calls CCF the “queen of all spice Blends” and says she drinks it every morning without fail. She learned to regard spices as a medicine box through her Indian upbringing and later study of Ayurveda.
Core principles
- 01Use equal parts coriander, cumin, and fennel
- 02Batch the dry blend for consistency
- 03Brew one tablespoon in hot water each morning
How to run it
- 1
Source the whole seeds
Use whole coriander, cumin, and fennel seeds. Devlukia favors whole spices because grinding begins to reduce their aromatic qualities.
Watch out Check personal suitability if you have sensitivities, take medication, are pregnant, or have medical concerns.
- 2
Build an equal-parts batch
Measure the same amount of each seed, such as one cup of each. Mix them together and keep the dry blend in a jar.
Pro tip Batching the blend removes the need to measure three ingredients every morning.
- 3
Measure one tablespoon
Take one tablespoon of the prepared blend for the morning serving. Put it into a pan with hot water.
- 4
Boil and drink
Boil the seed mixture in the water and drink the tea in the morning. Repeat the same process as the daily ritual.
Pro tip Devlukia also describes a friend soaking it overnight when she did not want it hot every day.
Watch out Do not treat the guest's health claims as a substitute for medical advice or treatment.
In the wild
Devlukia mixes equal quantities of coriander, cumin, and fennel seeds and stores the blend in a jar. Every morning she takes a tablespoon, places it in a pan with hot water, boils it, and drinks the tea.
→ The batch turns a three-ingredient preparation into a consistent daily ritual.
Devlukia says a pregnant friend who experienced acid reflux soaked the CCF mixture in water overnight because she did not want a hot drink each day. The friend then drank the infused water.
→ The friend adapted the preparation format while retaining the same three-spice blend.
Common mistakes
Changing the equal-parts ratio
The method described in the episode uses one equal part of each of the three seeds.
Turning claims into medical certainty
The episode contains personal health claims and anecdotes; the tea should not replace appropriate professional care.
Is it for you?
Best for
It is best for people who want to try the specific Ayurvedic morning practice Devlukia describes.
Not ideal for
It is not ideal for anyone with ingredient sensitivities or medical concerns who has not checked whether the blend is appropriate for them.
From the transcript
“it's called um CCF so it's coriander cumin and fennel”
“you um can mix them all it's equal batches you do uh part like one part of each so you can make up a whole…”
“I take a tablespoon of it every morning put it into a pan with hot water and I'll boil it and I drink that tea…”
From the episode
Episode 372: Radhi Devlukia: Healing The Body with Spices and Why You Need An Individualized Approach to Health
Radhi Devlukia