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.