Wednesday 7 January 2015

Thoothuvalai Keerai (Solanum trilobatum leaves) Thuvaiyal Method I


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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