Indications:
Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus
Tamil name: Kollu
English name: Horse gram
Properties:
Ingredients:
Coconut oil – 1 spoon
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Black gram – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Pepper powder – 1 pinch
Asafetida – 1 pinch
Green chilly – 1
Curry leaves – few
Rock salt – to taste
Method:
Soak horse gram overnight. Boil till it becomes soft. It takes longer to cook horse gram than other legumes. Drain the water (this water can be taken separately and made as soup). Heat coconut oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, green chillies, pepper powder, cumin seeds, asafetida and curry leaves. Add cooked horse gram with little salt and mix well. Add grated coconut, if required.
Glossary:
Grahi – Helps binding the stools, arrests diarrhea
- Renal stones
- Edema
- Dysuria
- Cough
- Asthma
- Hiccough
- Piles
Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus
Tamil name: Kollu
English name: Horse gram
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Properties:
- It reduces vata and kapha
- Increases pitta
- It is good for eyes
- It is Grahi (binding stools)
- Diuretic
- It is especially good for obesity. It reduces weight by its hot potency
- It cures vata diseases
Ingredients:
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Coconut oil – 1 spoon
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Black gram – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Pepper powder – 1 pinch
Asafetida – 1 pinch
Green chilly – 1
Curry leaves – few
Rock salt – to taste
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Method:
Soak horse gram overnight. Boil till it becomes soft. It takes longer to cook horse gram than other legumes. Drain the water (this water can be taken separately and made as soup). Heat coconut oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, green chillies, pepper powder, cumin seeds, asafetida and curry leaves. Add cooked horse gram with little salt and mix well. Add grated coconut, if required.
Glossary:
Grahi – Helps binding the stools, arrests diarrhea
