Ever since swamy said, arum marundhu, perum marundhu, elaigalukku irungam marunthu (wonderful medicine, great medicine, medicine that helps the poor...), i requested mom to show me the leaves, so during every morning walk, she reels out various names, while i click fast, matching her pace.
Medicinal Benefits:
Now, am not sure, what i like more, doing surya namaskars alone early morning, or walking with mom, learning, new leaves, being with nature.
Fried mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves. Sauteed cut leaves with tomatoes, added turmeric salt and boiled dal. It was so yummy!
Medicinal Benefits:
- Cures Diabetes as per agriinfotech
- For piles as per TraditionalIndianMedicine
- Soothes eyes, heals sores, used to treat bronchitis, as expectorant as per openmed
- Reduces glucose levels - kitchentantra
In trichy, never remember eating kovakkai even once. In Chennai, my telgu roomie, said Dondakaya mandhabudhi. Ever since that i stopped buying kovakais. Kovai got back to kitchen, ever since Swamy recited the song that talked about kovai leaves.
Fried mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves. Sauteed cut leaves with tomatoes, added turmeric salt and boiled dal. It was so yummy!
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| Outer cups R->L: Carrot halva, Avarakkai Sambar, Lemon Rasam, Creamy Curd Inside Plate R->L: Pudhina Ajwain Roti, Thumbai Chutney, Kovai Kootu, Vendaika Poriyal, Arisi Murukku, VaathaNarayanan Poriyal, Vaazhai Poo More Kootu |
2 comments:
I enjoyed reading your blogs on Indian medicinal plants. I have generally observed that Tamilians have preserved that traditional values, especially their culinary and traditional medicine. Thank you very much for posting the photos of many herbs, their binomial nomenclature and food prepared using the herbs. I have put your page on my book marks. Thanks again.
Glad you liked them. Am learning as well, touching 1% of what is there to learn. There are so many leaves that local people/villagers in 70s use in their regular cooking, that many have not heard of e.g. mushtai, chaaranai etc. Dad would say, herbs you need would grow at your door step, don't buy these bottled medicines. Even vaaghbhata said, there is no plant that is not medicinal, taken in adequate quantities, prepared as per procedures. Thanks again for your kind words.
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