Thuthuvalai mulkanthari in[ malayalam] chammanthi This throny creeper plant has medicinal value in all parts.Its kai is soked in buttermilk and sundried and used like curd milakai.Its flower and leaves are used for cooking.This is very good to remove congestion in chest nose and head.Nerve tonic.This herb improves the efficiency of the brain and thereby increases the memory powder.It is easily avaialable in Tamilnad than Kerala. thuthuvalai leaves flowers [cut] one cup coconut grated 1/4 cup[optional] tamarind marble size red chilli 2 mustardseeds1tsp urud dhall 1 tbs asafoetida salt oil In oil fry the mustard seeds,red chilli,urud dhall asafoetida,lost thutuvalai.Grind all with coconut grated.Enjoy with rice,dhosa etc.
Thuthuvalai dhosa or adai Thuthuvalai leaves[ flowers if available] 1cup wheat flour 2 cups salt mix all items make adai chappathi.If you make the batter like dhosa batter you can make dhosa also.Instead of wheat flour you can add rice flour also.Can add coconut grated green chilli asafoetida. tsseethalakshmi
Brhami[malayalam] thrayanthi[sanscrit]BACOPA MONNIERI] The name of the plant in other language is not known. This waterplant is full of medicinal value.Improvement of memory,strengthen nervous system.This is also cure mental tension. Juice of brhami and vyambu powder[vachambu] mixed with honey consume this to help vocal clearance and sweet voice will be the result. saute brhami in ghee and add milk.consume this daily.This will arrest the old age and increses the ayush.
lachakattai,sandi[pysonia alba] Koottu The name of this plants in other languages not known. This is a small push tree with yellowish green colour leaves.This tree is grown mainly as an ornamental plant in park and houses. I took a sapling from Coimbatore and planted in my kitchen gardern. The tender leaves are used to cook.The mild acrid taste of the leave diminishes while cooking. This is best medicine for rheumatism, joint pains etc., lachkattai keerai cut pieces 4 cups greengram dhal 1 cup cooked coconut grated 1/2 cup red chilli 1 turmaric powder salt for tempering mustard seeds 1tsp urud dhal 1 tsp curry leave oil Take a vessal pore enough water and add turmaric powder.When boil add keerai and cook.Grind coconut gratd,red chilli jeera.add the masala and cooked dhal with the cooked keerai with salt.Temper with mustard seeds,urud dhal and curry leave.Enjoy with rice chappathi etc.,
Hi Seethalakshmi You have described the plant and it seems like Ponnanganni . Can someone verify ? I have rheumaitic pains now and then, so I would love to try this recipe. Manjula
Dear manjula Ponnankanni keerai is a small plant.There is three varieties red,green [chirukeerai like leaves]and dark green 3 to 5 inch long 1 inch width[long] leaves.It is also used to decorate border in park and houses. But the lachkattai keerai is a small tree.The leaves are big 15 to 30 cm in length and 8 to 15 cm width.It is easily available all over tamilnad.I noticed this tree even in the big city like chennai in many places. tsseethalakshmi
ponnankanni keerai milakootal ponnankanni keerai 7 to 8 cup tuar dhal or green gram dhal cooked 1 cup coconut grated 1/2 cup urud dhal 1 tsp red chilli 2 jeera 1 turmaric powder salt tempering curry leave mustard seeds 1tsp urud dhal 1 tsp coconut oil Wash and cook the keerai in boiling turaric water.Keep aside to cool. oil fry the urud dhal,red chilli, grind with cococonut and jeera.After grinding in the same mixy add the cooked keerai and run the mixy two or three rounds. remove the mixer to a vessal add salt cooked dhal and required water.Bring to boil one or two minutes.Temper with coconut oil with mustard and urud dhal and curry leave
Dear Seethalakshmi Thanx for the Milakootu recipie. By chance I had bought Ponnanganni just this morning . I will try it out for Lunch today itself. It seems yummy and must be definitely better than my usual masiyal - i.e. plain mash with moong dal. Manjula
Dear Manjula Thank you.Enjoy the milakootal.It can be prepared as kootu with coconut and jeera and moong dhal.Ponnanganni sapittal meni ponnupolagum. tsseethalakshmi
mookarattai [thazhuthama malayalam] punarnava[sanskrit] sanadika [kannadam] This is a creeping ground plant having many branches.The leave are tonic for nervous,anaemia,heart diseases,kidney problem.Reproducer punar-nava-thirumba puthithaga undathal.we may get easily this leaves. Thazhuthama thoran Thazhuthama leave cut 6 or 7 cups coconut grated 1/4 cup green chilli 1 jeera 1 tsp green gram dhal or thuvar dhal 3/4 cooked 3 tbs oil[coconut oil], turmaric powder salt tempering mustard seeds 1tsp urud dhal 1 tsp curry leave Take a kadai temper with mustard seeds, urud dhal,curry leave add thazhuthama leaves,turmaric powder,salt mix well.No water required bcs,. when we wash the leaves there will be water content.If required more springle some water.Cook well.Add cooked dhal,coconut masala[coursely grind coconut grated,green chilli and jeera].Stir well for two minutes.
