Thursday, November 20, 2014

Jal Brahmi chutney

Pennywort, Indian Pennywort, or Jal Brahmi as it is called in Hindi, is used as a medicinal herb in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. The plant pacifies vitiated vata and pitta in the body. It is known to enhance the memory and is very effective in treating Alzheimer's disease, learning skills, anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD in children. When eaten raw as a salad leaf, it is thought to help maintain youthfulness.

Ingredients:

Jal Brahmi        - take the whole plant, wash and clean and cut – 1 cup
Scraped coconut          - ½ cup
Red chilli powder          -    ½ tsp
Ginger  - ½ inch piece
Tamarind          - a small ball
Salt to taste





Method:

Grind all of them together. Goes great with curd rice.




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