Indications
Sanskrit name: Kadali Phalam
Tamil name: Vazhakkai
English: Plantain
The tender ones have good qualities. So select tender plantains for cooking.
Preparation
Ingredients
Plantain - 200 gm
Ghee - 2 spoons
Pepper powder - 1 spoon
Cumin powder - 1 spoon
Mustard - 1 tsp
Rock salt - to taste
Method
Peel and cut the plantain into pieces. Add it to mustard seasoned in ghee. Add salt and sauté it till it becomes soft. Add pepper powder and cumin powder. Mix it well and serve.
- It balances 'pitta' and 'Kapha'
- It is astringent in taste
- Increases blood and strength
- It is a good appetizer
- Bleeding diseases
- Blood pressure
- Internal piles
- Excessive urination
- Ulcers
- Vomiting due to pitta
- Excessive salivation
- Gurgling sound in stomach
- Heat
- Cold and cough
Sanskrit name: Kadali Phalam
Tamil name: Vazhakkai
English: Plantain
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The tender ones have good qualities. So select tender plantains for cooking.
Preparation
Ingredients
Plantain - 200 gm
Ghee - 2 spoons
Pepper powder - 1 spoon
Cumin powder - 1 spoon
Mustard - 1 tsp
Rock salt - to taste
Method
Peel and cut the plantain into pieces. Add it to mustard seasoned in ghee. Add salt and sauté it till it becomes soft. Add pepper powder and cumin powder. Mix it well and serve.