Saturday, November 19, 2016

विशिष्टखलनिर्माणविधिर्गुणाश्च | Special Khala preparation for vAta and SleShaM

विशिष्टखलनिर्माणविधिर्गुणाश्च

मरिचं लशुनं चैव निर्गुण्डी वैजयन्तिका । कर्णमालाग्निकाचूतजीरकाहिंगु सैन्धवात् ॥ १५१ ॥
पेषयित्वा यथामात्रमेतान् तक्रेण लोडयेत् । आलोडितं पुनः कल्कं जालिन्या च विशोधयेत् ॥ १६० ॥
प्रवणीभाण्डमारोप्य चुल्यां तं च प्रदापयेत् । निक्षिप्य गोघृतं  तत्र नयेत्तस्मिन् प्रमाणवित् ॥ १६१ ॥
लशुनाजाजीसिद्धार्थं हिंगुपर्पट्मेथिकान् । भर्जयित्वा क्षिपेत्तत्र खलं तक्रविमिश्रितम् ॥ १६२ ॥
तन्मुखञ्च विधानेन संछाद्य पिचेद्बुधः । यादृशं खलमादाय प्रदद्याद् बोधने दिने ॥ १६३ ॥
खलोSयं साधितः सम्यक् वातश्लेष्मविनाशकः । उष्णं वीर्यकरं सम्यक् दीपनाग्निकरं शुभम् ॥ १६४ ॥

Source P. 32 of Pākdarpaṇa of Nala by Dr. Madhulika

Ingredients

  • तक्र | Buttermilk
  • मरिचं | Pepper
  • लशुनं | Garlic
  • निर्गुण्डी | Vitex negundo |  நொச்சி
  • वैजयन्तिका |  Clerodendrum phlomides | தழுதாலை
  • कर्णमाला | Neel kamal ??
  • अग्निका | Chitraka | plumbago zeylanica
  • चूत | Mango
  • जीरका | cumin seeds
  • हिंगु | asafoetida
  • सैन्धवा | Sendha namak | indhuppu
  • गोघृतं | Cow ghee
  • अजाजी | अजवायन | Bishop's seed | Trachyspermum Ammi | ஓமம்
  • पर्पट् | prepared with flour of some pulse (Caraka Sut. 27.271)
  • मेथि | fenugreek 
Preparation of Specific Khal and its properties
  • Grind to powder - black pepper (marich), garlic, nirgundi (நொச்சி), arani (தழுதாலை), karnamala (neel kamal), chitraka, mango, cumin seeds, asafoetida, sendha namak and mix it with buttermilk
  • The pulp of the ingredients should be filtered
  • This filtered pulp should be sauted in ghee with garlic, ajwain, mustard seeds, asafoetida, parpata, methi leaves and buttermilk should be mixed.
  • This should be cooked, covered with lid
  • After preparation of this khala, it should be given for drink early in the morning and this alleviates vAta and sleshman.
  • This is hot in potency, gives virility and is good appetizer

Lesser Known Ingredients:
  1. நொச்சி
source medplants

source medplants

2. Agnimandha | vaijayanti | தழுதாலை

source: envis
source: planetayurveda

source: 101herbs

4. कर्णमाला (work in progress)

खलतक्रनिर्माणविधिर्गुणाश्च​ | Buttermilk for 80 types of vAta disorders

पुनर्नवा तथा वह्रटजाजीतक्रसमुद्भवम् । वासितं धनसारेण वातश्लेष्महरं शुभम्॥ १५१॥
खलं गुल्महरं शीघ्रं पुष्पैश्च सुमनोहरैः । अशीवातजान् रोगान् जठरानलवृद्धिकृत्॥ १५२॥
source: Page 31 of  Pākdarpaṇa of Nala by Dr. Madhulikha

खल m. place, thorn apple, granary, battle, threshing floor, mischievous/ wicked person, site, buttermilk boiled with acidic vegetables and spices, sour mangosteen, soil, contest, mould, sun, earth, sedimentation
तक्र - buttermilk

Below is the translation from the book:
Procedure for the preparation of Khala Takra and its properties

Ingredients

Preparation
Soak fragrant flowers for 48 minutes in buttermilk and remove flowers
Take punarnava, chithrak and jeera and buttermilk and scent it with camphor and aromatic plants and cook in proper way.

Uses
It is used to alleviate disorders of vAta and श्लेष्म (phelgm/mucus)
It also controls गुल्म (hysteria | abdominal gaseous tumour) and subsides 80 types of vata disorders. It is also appetizer (source: Pākdarpaṇa)

Chitrak source
source evaidyaji

This is another work in progress post. Both chithrak and punarnava are there in quarters, mom says, we have to just walk around. All i have is BV pundits ChitrakAdi vati. Mom can't bend to pluck saaranai keerai, and i can't identify without her guidance. All naattu marundhu kadai powders are brown. Fact is any medicinal powder has useful life only for 6 months. Seems simpler compared to temana buttermilk which involved deer musk.

तेमनतक्रनिर्माणविधिर्गुणाश्च Temana Buttermilk for vAta and burning sensation



There was a 20% off sale in exoticIndia art during Diwali and hence ended up buying around dozen books, two of which are yet to be delivered. This tiny booklet is one of its kind, however makes one spend hours in research, due to funny translation and too many typos.

Wish there was a word to word translation with colourful pictures of the ingredients used and the proportions to be used, and final cooked dish as well.

Wish god graces me with sanskrit understanding so that i don't have to spend in INR 50k+ in sanskrit translations of satvik purAnas and shAstras i want to imbibe.  This is going to be a work in progress post, till i get all ingredients and make it with help of my sanskrit knowing friends. Seriously miss my KV school sanskrit teachers.


My first pick is Temana buttermilk since it is for my vAta dosha nivaran.

Ingredients Used:

  • Buttermilk (well churned and made from quality milk - जातितीलुलितं)
  • Fragrant flowers 
  • Sesame Oil
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Box myrtle leaves कुम्भीदलं | kaiphal  (wondering where to get it from)
  • Dried ginger शुन्ठी | சுக்கு 
  • Corriander leaves
  • Sendha namak (Salt found in sindh region) | இந்துப்பு
  • जम्बिर | citron | நார்த்தங்காய்
  • रामठं | asafoetida
  • मातुलुङ्गदलं | Citrus medica sidalai| leaves of bigger lemon 
  • karpooram | camphor
  • Deer musk | मृगनाभि
  • केतक | screwpine

Make curd with quality milk which is consistent and well churned.
Soak fragrant flowers in buttermilk (तक्रं) for a muhurta (48 minutes)
What surprises me is putting citron in buttermilk and keeping that on fire.

Lesser Known ingredients:

Box myrtle कुम्भीदलं | Myrica nagi
source

While flowersofIndia says kaiphal is chavviyachimaram and google says it is marutham maram. And i know not both.

Citrus medica 


Mathulunga | Citrus medica

source: prota
Musk
Deer musk rates are scary especially considering this link. Think due to mrugnAbhi, i have to find some dish which can be made without deer musk. or will make this without deer musk

Wish Yamadharma raja who blessed King Nala with cooking expertise and special taste to his preparations, blesses me as well to first procure the necessary ingredients and make it special as it is cooked.

Kevra
Mom once showed me thaazhampoo tree on the way. Have never seen it in gandhi market. Have to enquire.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

When milk split - Rasagulla, Rasmalai






Weekend with vaazhai ilai

GaseGase Payasam, Nei paruppu, Manga kovakka sambhar, maanga saadham, vAta NArayanan Keerai Vadai, Vendaika fry, manathakaali Keerai kootu, sorakka Kootu

Poli, Pumpkin halwa, pal payasam
Sambhar, puli kolambu, thipli rasam, curd
Rice, Mooli parantha
Maanga thokku, kootu poriyal









Gasegase payasam

Some random doc told beetroot to bro, so beetroot for him

At bro's place


This was one of my most satisfying vaazhai ilai virundhu, pineapple kesari, with pal payasam


Dvidala


Dessert: Appi payasa
Poori
Rava kanji
Indravalli dosa (mudakathan keerai dosai)

Vaazhai thandu poriyal
Vaazhai poo poriyal
Agathi keerai poriyal
Manathakali keerai kootu
Maanga thokku
Vaazhai poo vadai
Vaazhaika roast
Whole green moong dal



Rava with jaggery, Vaazhai poo more kootu, sepan kilangu roast, maanga thokku

बाजरा | ಸಜ್ಜೆ | கம்பு | Pearl Millet


Kambu vellam urundai
to enrich kambu urundai
Kambu urundai yet another weekend

Kambu roti, seppan kilangu roast, karuvepu ilai chutney, chow chow kootu, maanga thokku

Kambu Murukku