Herbal Cough Drops / Herbal Candies

A Herbal Remedy for Sore Throat and Digestion related issues. I made this Herbal Cough Drops for my Mom who is suffering from severe cough and cold for the past few days. Made it very subtle with a unique blend of homegrown herbs like Holy Basil, (Black and Green Both), Country Borage which are very…

Thuduvalai Masal Vadai

Hi all 🙂 For this week’s Organic Kitchen, it is Masal Vadai recipe with the medicinal Thuduvalai leaves (Purple Fruited Pea Egg Plant). I had already shared quite a few Thudvalai based recipes which you can check for their benefits. This is the best way to make kids relish Thuduvalai and this turned out to…

Kandathippili / Long Pepper Rasam

Hello, friends 🙂 In my Rasam Series, it is a medicinal and very soothing Rasam recipe that I am sharing, Kandathippili Rasam / Long Pepper Rasam. There are two types of Thippili, Kandathippili and Arisi Thippili. I have used Kandathippili here. It is highly medicinal and good for severe cough and cold. This can be…

Vetrilai / Betel Leaves Chutney

Hi all 🙂 Hope you all are staying home and staying safe. Being quarantined on nation-wide 21 days lockdown, I am trying to make healthy and simple food with available ingredients that includes home grown medicinal herbs. I am trying our various chutneys, rasam recipes using Thuduvalai, Pirandai, Karpooravalli, Thulasi, Pudhina, Coriander, Methi Leaves and…

Ixora Tea / VetchiPoo Tea

Hi all 🙂 Here is a refreshing herbal concoction which is effective against fever and known for its various medicinal benefits.Yes it’s Vetchi poo / Ixora Tea 😊. I just love the color of the tea 🙂 Try using only the native red, big variety and not other coloured ones. Caution : Pregnant ladies shall avoid…

Thuduvalai Flower Fresh Turmeric Milk

Hello all 💐 A small break for Pongal as I was traveling to my native 🙏 hope you all celebrated the harvest festival happily😊Am here to share a very potent and effective recipe effective against many health ailments.Being a season of fresh turmeric root I have used the opportunity to share this recipe along with another medicinal ingredient “Thuduvalai…

Vallarai Sadham Podi

Friends are kind enough to share fresh herbs whenever they come back from their native town. A fresh batch of Vallarai leaves again which is made into a blissful podi this time. A different method of making Vallarai Sadham Podi with goodness of garlic. This method of making Vallarai ensures all medicinal benefits. Using ghee…

Karpooravalli Rasam

A medicinal recipe soothing and comfortable for flu and cold using home grown Karpooravalli Leaves / Ajwain / Indian Borage. A refreshing Rasam with a great flavor indeed 😊 Karpooravalli is very effective in treating common cold that too in children. Consuming fresh leaves will also gives a great relief. Also it helps in treating constipation.As per…

Lemongrass Lemonade

A Miraculous Cooler for Migraine : Migraine..The word itself will sound terrific to those who are suffering with that worst demon..Am one among the hundreds who are living with migraine..a living migraineur. Till now the medical field hasn’t got anything as cure for this problem only because it has a big list of potential causes…

Nellikkai Inji Leghiyam

Got some home grown Amla and Ginger from my home town which I wanted to process into something that is useful. Here is a uber cool recipe with just four ingredients, Amla, Ginger, Cumin and Palm Candy. This can be taken on a daily basis after meal for better digestion. Even a spoon of this…