Kerala preparations

kudavan is called vallarai in tamil.It is also called saraswathy pathram.Very very good for brain nerves.It will increase the inteligence.It can be seen in fields.If we request street venders they will supply.
Beat the Kudavan leave and jeerakam and mix with buttermilk.It is a medicine for digestion disorder.

Vallarai leave cut pieces 3 cup
coconut grated 1/4 cup
tomato 1 cut into pieces
indian gooseberry[amla] 1
green chilli 1
salt

grind all increadients and make chutney.

Kudavan leave cut pieces 1/2 cup
wheat flour 2 cup
coconut grated 1/2 cup
salt

Mix all well and add water and make chappathi dough.Make chappathi as usual and enjoy.

Kudavan leave cut pieces 1/2 cup
Idli or dhosa batter 2 cup
coconut grated 1/2 cup

Mix well and make idli or dhosa as usual.

variation: You can add green chilli and asafoetida paste with the batter.

Mantharam flower is very beautiful and the leave and yellow flawerd have good fragrance.
The juice extracted from the leaves from Matharam 1cup
rice raw 1cup
coconut grated 1/2 cup
green chili 1
asafoetita salt
Soak and grind the rice with all items.Make beautififul green dhosa. enjoy.This leave juice is a tonic.
Arachukalakki
The flowers and buds, coconut grated green chilli and salt.Grind and mix with curd.

Dear Mrs. TSS,

Yor recipe description is very good. I wish i was in India to try these ethnic recipes. Keep up your work

Thanks

I am trying to grow all food leave in my kitchen garden.Most of the leaves available to use in my garden.However I am trying to inform the ILs about the use of food leave and plant.Some of the plants available in the big thottam[gardens].They will grow naturaly as weeds[we call them as weeds.]Thank you for your reply.
tsseethalakshmi

The vibhuthi pachilai eminates a pleasant fragrance.It is also used for puja with other flowers.It's seeds called subzah vithai and used with surbath.A light blue,gelatinous filament forms over the seed when moisture forms over the seed before germinating.In summer the surbath is very tasty and cooling drink.

vibhuthi pachilai cut 1 cup
tomato 2
coconut grated 1/4 cup
green chilli 2
salt

grind all ingreadiants. enjoy with dhosa etc.,

Vibhuthi pachila, coconut grated,green chilli salt grind all items and mix with buttermilk.Temper with mustards seeds,curry leave one red chilli.
enjoy with rice or dhosa etc.,

It can be used for flavouring soup, salad dressing .

poovankurunthal has sweet smell.

leave of poovankurunthal 1 cup
rice flour 2 cup
coconut grated 4 tbs
salt
water
oil

poovankurunthal leaves coconut grated salt and rice flour.Make dough and make roti like ragi roti.You can make this as dhosa batter and make dhosa also.

variation: in the place of rice flour wheat flour may be added and make roti or dhosa. adding of coconut grated is optional.

Chrula or chrupoola in tamil kannupoola.In Tamil nad all houses decorated
in pongal day with this plant with lots of little white flowers .

This is best for pregnant women.From senventh month Pal kazhaym with this plant Or kanji with broken rice and leaves.after consuming this one can pass urine freely.urinal stone will be cured.

one cup leave
one cup broken rice
coconut grated
salt
ghee 1tsp

cook very well and add all other items consume in lukewarm condition.

Can make chammanthi [thukayal] with is leave.