Benefits of Thoothuvalai keerai:
Thuthuvalai scientic name is Solanum trilobatum. The chemical substance present is Solasonine. The medicinal properties of Thuthuvalai are:
- Good for Asthma, Cold, Cough and Flu.
- Prevent throat infections.
- Increases blood level in our body.
- We can take daily intake as Thuthuvalai Candy
Ingredients:
- Thoothuvalai keerai - 1 cup (tightly packed)
- Tamarind - small size
- Urad dal - 1 tblspn
- Dry red chilli - 2 nos ( big one)
- Asafoetida powder - 2 pinch
- Oil - 1 tspn
- Salt - to taste
Method:
- Wash thoroughly and take out the leaves from the stem ( care should be taken since this leaves contains lots of thorns )
- Heat oil in a kadai add urad dal after it turns golden brown take it out and put red chilli
- After it turns colour take it out and add tamarind saute for a minute and then take it out then add keerai
- Saute till it shrinks and raw smell goes
- Then in a mixie grind the all the sauted ingredients along with salt and asafoetida powder in to nice paste ( if want springle some water while grinding)
- Serve this healthy and tasty thoothuvalai keerai thogayal with plain rice along with gingelly oil
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