Vallarai_Thuvaiyal

Ingredients:
Vallarai keerai-2 cups(leaves alone)
Small onion-15 nos

Urad dal - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - few
Red chillies-2 nos

Green chillies - 2 nos
sliced coconut- 1/2 cup

asafoetida (hing) - a pinch 
Tamarind-little

Jaggery-a pinch(optional)

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 or 2 tsp

Method:

* Keep the kadai in the stove .In 2 tsp of oil add mustard seeds and 1 teaspoon urudh dhal. 

When they turn golden brown add the chilies, onion, garlic,tamarind and the green and sauté nicely till the green looses the green smell.Then add sliced coconut, let it fry for few more mins.

* Switch off the stove .Add the salt needed. After the mixture cools down grind it to a smooth paste using a mixie. In the end add the jaggery if desired and grind one round more.It will remove the little bitter taste of the green.If desired the thuvayal can be seasoned with ½ teaspoon mustard seeds and 1 teaspoon urudh dhal.

Serve with idly,dosa,white rice or curd rice. 

Note: Got this wonderful medicine green from the wonderful couple Shan ji - Aswini home. His mom taught me this tasty recipe. Our hearty thanks to the whole family :)

Vallarai Plant Medicinal  Uses : From - http://medicinalusesbenefitplantleavesvalues.blogspot.com/2013/07/vallarai-plant-uses-leaves-benefits.html

There are many medicinal plant surrounding us at our living place in India. One of the best keerai or plant called vallarai is having excellent medicinal properties. You might have heard about vallarai medicinal uses in various types of disease treatment.

Vallarai powder benefits: Take some vallarai plant leaves, dry at shadow and make a fine powder. Take 1tsp of powder add with warm milk and drink daily before bed time to kill the worms in the stomach.

Vallarai keerai to Improve memory: Vallarai keerai chutney is the best recipe to take vallarai keeri daily. This will improve the memory power especially for students.  Take some leaves of medicinal plant vallarai, add sambar onion, garlic, jeera, salt and pepper. Grind like chutney, have with rice, idly or dosa for 48 days.

Vallarai benefits in urinary infection: Take equal amount of vallarai and keelanelli leaves, grind nicely and have in empty stomach for 48 days.

Vallarai health benefits in Children: Give 8 to 10 Vallarai leaves for children daily to eat raw. This will give memory and good résistance powder to the body.

vallarai keerai medicinal value in Anaemia Treatment : vallarai leaves are the great source of iron. People those who have suffering anaemia problem can add vallarai keerai poriyal daily in their diet. This will improve the blood hemoglobin.  

Vallarai leaves Benefits in mouth Freshness: Prepare Vallarai keerai podi by using the dried leaves and use this as tooth powder. Brush your teeth, and do massage for you gums.

Tuberculosis ayurvedic medicine: Vallarai is uses in tuberculosis ayurvedic medicine and also for could, cough, throat pain and chest congestion.

Vallarai keerai plant diet for Eye power: Vallarai thuvaiyal diet can improve your eye powder by strengthening the optical nerves.

Vallarai keerai medicinal value in Diabetes Tamil medicine: Taking vallarai is good for Diabetes. This will reduce the blood sugar level, constipation problem and stomach ulcers.

Thanks,

Mythili Thiyagu