Description
This lemon basil seed drink recipe is ready in just 7 minutes using 3 simple ingredients. Food-grade sabja seeds bloom into a natural gel that fills your stomach before meals — supporting appetite control, hydration, and portion reduction without any supplements or calories.
Ingredients
1 tsp edible sweet basil seeds (sabja tukmaria food-grade only)
1 cup warm water (not cold — warm activates the gel faster)
Juice of ½ fresh lemon
Optional: small pinch of stevia or monk fruit sweetener
Instructions
1. Add 1 tsp basil seeds to 1 cup of warm water. Stir immediately don’t wait or seeds will clump.
2. Let sit for 7–10 minutes until each seed develops a clear jelly-like gel halo (this is the mucilage activating).
3. Once fully bloomed, squeeze in the juice of ½ fresh lemon. Add sweetener if using. Stir gently.
4. Drink 20–30 minutes before your largest meal for best appetite-control results.
5. Optional: add fresh grated ginger (gut healer), a pinch of cayenne (metabolism booster), or a tiny pinch of pink salt (electrolyte bomb).
Notes
Always use food-grade sabja or tukmaria seeds never planting seeds.
Drink should look like lightly textured lemonade, not thick pudding. Add more water if too thick.
Can be prepped and stored in the fridge up to 24 hours. Stir well before drinking.
For the Indian version (lemon basil seed water recipe Indian): add a splash of rose water or cardamom for a traditional twist.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Weight Loss Drinks
- Method: Soak & Stir
- Cuisine: Wellness
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass (250ml)
- Calories: 12
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg