Arokya Menu- Ginger

 Ginger is a spice in folk medicine. 

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People have used ginger in cooking and medicine since antiquity. It remains a popular home remedy for nausea, stomach pain, and other health issues.

People typically use fresh or dried ginger in cooking or herbal tea, and some take ginger supplements for their possible health benefits.

Ginger root comes from the Zingiber officinale plant, and it has been used in Chinese and Indian medicine for thousands of yearsTrusted Source.

Ginger also appears to have beneficial effectsTrusted Source on the enzyme pancreatic lipase, which aids digestion in the small intestine.

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Researchers investigated the effects of fresh and dried ginger on one respiratory virus in human cells. The results suggest that fresh ginger may help protect the respiratory system, while dried ginger did not have the same impact.

Now How To Take Ginger In Daily Food?

Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

• 100 g Tamarind Tamarind
• 100 g black sugar
• 25 g Green chilly
• 75 g Ginger
• 10-12 Curry Leaves

Tempering

• 2 tbsp. Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Chana dal { Bengal Gram}
• 1 sprig Curry leaves

For powdering

• 1 tsp  kadala parupu
• ¼ tsp Methi Seeds
• 1 Dried red chilli
• ½ tsp rice

  Instructions

  • Soak the Tamarind in 1 cup of hot water for at least 30 minutes. Mash & Strain the Tamarind pulp.
  • Peel the fresh ginger with a spoon and dice it into small pieces. Dice the green chilies into small pieces
  • Powder the jaggery and set it aside.
  • Heat Sesame Oil in a pan. Add the tempering ingredients - mustard seeds and chana dal.. When the mustard seeds splutters, add ginger, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute for a minute .
  • Pour the Tamarind pulp,Jaggery and Salt. Allow it to boil over a medium flame for at least 15- 20 minutes, stirring in between. Cook until the pulp reduces to half. .Turn off the flame when the pulp thickens.

    • In a small pan, dry fry all the ingredients for powdering. Once it cools down, coarsely grind the ingredients and add it to the puli inji .
    • Allow the Puli Inji to cool down to room temperature before transferring to air tight containers. This Puli Inji can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3- 4 months.

Arokya menu - Vallarai(17)

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To Serve As Brain Tonic

Vallarai Juice

Centella asiatica 

Indian pennywort

Vallari is known to re-vitalize the brain and nervous system, increase attention span and concentration, combat aging and improves blood circulation.Vallarai Keerai is its Tamil name. It is called Mandukaparni in Sanskrit, brahma manduki, Gotu kola in Hindi and Indian Pennywort in English. 

Recent studies have indicated that Vallarai is neuro-protective in nature.Vallarai protects brain cells and rejuvenates them. It helps to improve memory and concentration span. Vallarai has calming effect on brain during mental stress and anxiety and found to be useful in the treatment of Insomnia, depression and Alzheimer’s disease.

So Friends instead of cooking this herb eat fresh.Here is the recepe.

 Take a handfull of fresh cleaned leaves and grind it with one glass of water. Just drink it! It is good for diabetes also. For others may add sugar or gragery  or honey for taste.

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Arokya menu-(16)Egg Gravy

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Egg when we cook 1/2 boil is healthy.But all of us do not fancy in taking 1/2 boiled eggs;instead all like full boil. When we think of eating rice or bread with egg gravy it is much tastier. So let us try one recipe.

Ingredients

Coconut oil 2 table spoon

egg   boiled              4
Coconut ( grated )    ½
Dry red chilli             10
Cumin                      1 spoon            
Garlic                        4
Ginger                    1 inch piece
Turmeric powder        1 spoon
Tamarind  water        to taste
Onion (cut finely)        1
Tomato (cut finely)     2
Cardamon 4
Salt    :  as needed
Curry leaves     1/4 hand full
Coriander leaves    :    if needed

Method

Cut eggs into two.
Grind coconut, chilli, cumin,  garlic, ginger and curry leaves  to a paste.
Mix this paste with turmeric and tamarind water.
Heat coconut oil in a frying pan.
Add tomato, onion and fry till golden.
Add the mix, a cup of water and boil well.
After five minutes add eggs.
Remove the pan from the stove after 5 minutes.
Garnish with curry leaves again and fresh onions  and coriander leaves if needed.

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Arokya menu-(15) Celery

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Celery

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Hello Friends! We might be using celery in our dishes without knowing its full effects of it. So now please make it an appointment to use it weekly once at least as a fresh vegetable and a fresh drink.

Celery is packed with fiber and also offers folic acid, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B and C. Celery is a favorite of many dieters because it contains so few calories and provides a number of health benefits.

 Keep in mind raw celery, which includes juiced celery is the healthiest way to consume as  vegetable. What makes celery juice such a great addition to your diet? How to incorporate other healthy vegetables into the juice to make it more delicious?

Ingredients

   4 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled
   2-3 stalks celery, leaves and ends removed, finely chopped
   1 Tbsp finely chopped  onion
   1-2 Tbsp chopped fresh dill
   2 Tbsp mayonnaise
   1 tsp green chillies chopped
   1 teaspoon of virgin oil (any oil like coconut,or olive or gingily) 

    And a pinch of  Sea salt

   Freshly ground black pepper

Cut the eggs in half length-wise. Scoop the yolks out into a bowl and mash with a fork. Add the mayo,chilly,dill, salt and pepper and mix to combine.

2. Chop the egg whites into cubes/squares and place them in a bowl along with the celery and onions. Add the yolk-mayo-etc., mixture and mix well.

3. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, etc., to taste. Serve on bread, crackers or a bed of lettuce.

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Arokya Menu- (14)Arugampul Juice Cynodon dectylon

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Arugampul Juice                             Cynodon dectylon
       

Nowadays the grass is used in making weight reduction pills,

weight loss powder and weight loss juices.

Dear Friends You Are Advised To Drink Any Drinks To Quench Your Thirst!

But what drinks is preferable? Without spending a lot of money?

 If you were to ask me I will advise you to drink Arugampul juice. Yes!

  Arugam Pull Juice purifies the blood.   Its good for health and reduces fat and cholesterol 

  This grass is available in large quantities in India. This grass carries plenty of therapeutic properties, clinical values, and health benefits. It is rich in minerals and protein. Arugampul Siddha treatment is very popular in Tamil Nadu. The experiments are going on to treat arugampul for cancer disease.

It helps to stop bleeding gums, makes the teeth strong, and removes the bad breath

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Arugampul Juice Preparation:

 Arugampul juice's benefits for weight loss are known by ancient siddha medicine.
 Take a handful of Bermuda grass. 
 Cut off the roots.
 Clean the grass into small pieces and grind the grass in the mixer by adding little water.   This extract can be consumed either with water or with tender coconut water. 
 It is advised to consume this juice in the morning before taking any food.
 It is necessary that one should not eat or drink anything for at least 1 hour after having the juice.
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Healthy Arokya menu- (13)Fresh Leafy Salad

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To Maintain Your Fresh Look!
Fresh Leafy Salad

Wash and cut all the preferable fresh vegetables in a particular shape on a beautiful plate and sprinkle a bit of salt, onion and chili. Chilly can be of different colors to make our saliva produce. Seeing beautifully decorated food,  it aggravates our appetite. Right? So here we are... Read along and know more about leafy vegetables.!

Most people do not seem to understand the full benefits of the leafy vegetables eaten raw. There are many to name them!



Not too long ago, some of these greens were deemed exotic or fancy, but they have made their way into the mainstream and can be found in your local grocery store or farmers' market. Eating raw vegetables is very healthy. 
Remember also to wash them thoroughly, especially before eating them raw. Wash them with a bit of salt water for the germs to die. I will list some of the main vegetables which could be eaten raw.

Butterhead lettuce

Cucumber

Tomato

Onion

Red Italian Chicory

Green chilly

Carrot Corriander Leaves 

Basil Leaves

Lemon 

Pictured, top to bottom: Boston, bibb (limestone)
Characteristics: A type of head lettuce, the leaves of Boston and bibb lettuces are soft. And as this variety's name implies, the texture of butter lettuce is indeed smooth like butter. Bibb is the more expensive of the two and is usually sold in a plastic container to protect the delicate leaves.

Radicchio

Alternate names: Chioggia, red chicory, red leaf chicory, red Italian chicory

Characteristics: Pronounced "rah-dick-ee-yo," you can find this deep-red-purple vegetable sold either as a compact round head, as pictured above, or shaped like its relative, endive. The bright coloring makes it stand out. When cooked, the red-purple hue turns brown and what was once bitter becomes sweet.

Description: Cabbage’s tightly layered leaves form a compact head surrounded by darker outer leaves. Common varieties are green, red, crinkly Savoy, Chinese, bok choy, and Napa. Cabbages are generally interchangeable in recipes, although Chinese cabbages cook in less time.

You may cut it into very minute sizes to eat as raw food with other cookies.

Why I recommend fresh green chilly to eat raw is that it aggravates our appetite. But remember those gastric patients should be kept far away from chilies. You may sprinkle black or white pepper on top too!
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Arokya Menu - (12)Curry Leaf Thuvaiyal

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Curry Leaf   Kariveppilai-(Murraya koenigii)

Curry leaf is used in South Indian cuisine as a natural flavoring agent for centuries. Almost all types of curries are not complete without the addition of curry leaves, such as sambar, rasam, aviyal, poriyal, etc.
Curry leaves are abundant in vitamins, nicotinic acid, iron, calcium,  and phosphorous. They are also good sources of lutein and B-carotene.

Let Us Try One Recipe Using These Leaves!
Elderly people must use these leaves whenever they eat any meals with meat or chicken; because these leaves reduce bad cholesterol.


KARIVEPPILAI THUVAIYAL

1.  One cup of  fresh  curry leaves
2.  1/4 cup of grated and  heated coconut
3.  2 or 3 cloves of garlic
4.  3 or 4 small onions
5.  1/4 inch  length ginger
6.  3 or 4 dried or fresh chilly
7.  1 teas spoon full of small cinnamon

You may collect these things and with a bit of tamarind water grind all these in a grinder to make it a paste. You must be careful to add a bit of tamarind water only; if not it won't be a paste; instead will look like gravy.
You must bear in mind that using this as daily food, keeps your hair black.
This medicinal herb indirectly rejuvenates our body!   A KAYA KALPAM
DOES GOOD IN THE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD ALSO!
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