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Indian Spinach
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Botanical name: Basella alba 
English name: Indian Spinach 
Tamil name: Pasalai keerai
 

Indications:
  • Balances all the three doshas (Tridosha)
  • Soothing and bland
  • Allays irritation and inflammation
  • It is cooling
  • It is a diuretic and a laxative
  • Used in treatment of

    - Dropsy
    - Gonorrhea
    - Catarrh
    - Urinary disorders
    - Stomach troubles
    - Difficulty in urination
    - Burning sensation
    - Leucorrhoea
    - Anorexia
    - Vomiting
    - Diabetes

Preparation:

Ingredients:


Indian Spinach – 2 bunches
Mung dhal – 1
Mustard – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Ghee – 2 tsp
Rock salt – according to taste

Method:

Separate the leaves. Wash and chop them. Cook the mung dhal well in water. Add the chopped leaves to the cooked mung dhal, along with a little rock salt and cook for a few minutes, till the leaves become tender. Season with asafoetida, mustard and cumin seeds using ghee.
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Member Comments ( 1 )
Good one. a quick question..

Mungdal - 1 means what? do you mean 1 tsp? pl let me know.
(Posted by nithyashree, India Date : 2/8/2010 )
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