Monday, November 21, 2016

ஊமத்தம் Lotus leaves kootu

Guruji said gokshura makes bitter things sweet. So bought gokshura powder and told mom to add it while she made bitter gourd dishes. This time, when i went home, there were new dabbas. She had bought nerinjil mullu powder and said, this is good for reducing stones. And then i told mom, this is gokshura only. Funny, what stuck to socks while walking on the way to school, is something, eatable.

Ingredients:
  • Dattura leaves
  • Roots of Gokshura
  • Leaves of bael
  • Spices

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धत्तूरपत्रं विपचेत् पद्मपत्रेण कोमलम् । गोक्षुरस्य च मूलेन बिल्वपत्रेण पाकवित् ॥ ४८६ ॥
सम्भारमेलनं कुर्यात् पूर्ववत्साधुसिद्धये । एतत्कफहरं पथ्यं शीतव्याधिहरं परम् ॥ ४८७ ॥
-P.75 of of Pākdarpaṇa of Nala by Dr. Madhulika


Preparation of Vegetable of Datura leaves and its properties

  • The tender leaves of dhattura should be cooked with leaves of lotus, root of small caltrops (gokshura/nerinjil mullu) and leaves of bael fruit.
  • Spices should be added as necessary and prepared well.
  • It should be made fragrant with pugapatta.
  • This preparation alleviates cough, is wholesome and subsides diseases caused by cold.

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