Kadak soup for the soul: Madhya Pradesh’s prescription for post-Covid recovery

INDORE: Here’s a ‘kadak’ therapy for post-Covid blues. Madhya Pradesh’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) has written to Indian Council of Medical Search (ICMR) to prescribe the black meat of Kadaknath chicken to those recovering from Covid-19 infection for its healing properties.
It helps that it’s downright delicious.

The iron-rich Kadaknath meat is packed with nutrients. It has less than 2% fat, compared to around 25% in normal poultry, and has been part of the traditional diet of Bhil and Bhilala tribes, who call it ‘Kali Masi’. MP has GI registry of Kadaknath, which is native to MP’s Jhabua region.
KVK senior scientist and head Dr IS Tomar has written to ICMR that Kadaknath meat, eggs, and soup will greatly help in post-Covid recovery as it is full of nutrition.
‘Kadaknath meat has all required nutrients’
Kadaknath meat contains polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) --eicosatetraenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) – plus zinc, vitamin C and other vitamins, essential amino acids, and, of course, iron that gives the meat its characteristic black colour.
“These nutrients are key in maintaining immune function. As we know, nutritional therapy appears to be the first line of treatment for post-Covid patients,” Tomar points out in the letter.
“Kadaknath chicken has all the nutrition required to nourish the human body. It has very low cholesterol and fat, which has been confirmed by the National Meat Research Centre (NMRC, Hyderabad). Its benefits have also been published in an international journal,” Dr Tomar said.