Wheat Pakvannam

English name : Wheat
Botanical name : Triticum aecidium
Sanskrit name : Godhuma
Hindi name : Gehu
Tamil name : Godhumai

Ingredients 

Wheat granules  - 1 cup
Water               - 8 cups
Ghee               

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- 2 spoons
Mustard            - 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds      - 1 tsp
Pepper powder   - 1 tsp
Green chilly        - 1
Onions              - 2 chopped
Curry leaves      - few
Coriander leaves - few
Tomato             - 2 chopped
Asafetida         

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- 1 pinch
Salt                 - to taste

Preparation

• Heat the ghee in a shallow tawa.
• Add the mustard seeds in it and let it pop.
• Then add cumin seeds, pepper, chilly,
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  asafetida and curry leaves respectively.
• Saute for few seconds.
• Then add chopped onions and tomatoes.
• Saute it till the tomatoes are cooked.
• Now add 3 cups of water to it.
• Add salt into the water and let it dissolve.
• When the water begins to boil, add the wheat granules.
• Cook till done.
• Garnish with coriander leaves
• Serve hot
   

Indications

• It is very tasty
• Mind pleasing
• Easy to digest
• Balances vata and pitta
• Strengthening
• Improves complexion
• Good for eyes
   

It is ideal diet for -

• Nervous disorder
• Arthritis
• Diabetes
• Anorexia
• Impotency