Harmless Home Remedies.

Hello vidhukumar !

Dear VK,
Thanks for your mail. If the thippili you have is small stick like, 2-3" long, it is kanadanthippili.
Indhuppu is
Indhuppu -Saindhavam -Sodium Chloride
This is from a site. The other names, I do not know the english equivalents. I think they may not be available outside India, in which case , do with available ingredients !
Love,
Chithra.

 

Hello Vidya !

Dear Vidya,
I was also hesitating to start this thread because, leave alone the availability, I can't translate the names into Hindi or english !
I have a snana podi which i shall post & a simple hair oil with curry leaves which is perhaps the only possible preparation for N R I s.
I shall consider your other request as well. But I have to admit that I am not competent as much as you all think - I just know some basics !
Love,
Chithra.

 

Payaru Kanji & Thogayal - Makes an excellant breakfast, as well !

Boiled rice - 1 cup

Whole moong - ½ cup

Methi seeds - 2 tsp

Garlic - 2 pieces ( optional)

Coconut - 1 cup

Dry ginger powder - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Salt

Soak rice & moong for I hour.

Wash & mix methi seeds & garlic.

Add 5-6 cups of water &pressurise for 15 mts.

Add I cup of warm water to the coconut & extract milk.

Cool the cooker, open the contents, add salt, coconut milk curry leaves.


Serve with this thogayal:

Fried red chillies - 7,8

Coconut - 1 cup

Tamarind paste - 2 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Salt

Grind together.

 

Dhaniya-Dry Ginger Coffee - the traditional stimulant !

“Chukku kapi “ is always a favourite , particularly in winter & on rainy days.

Milk is only optional – it is tasty without milk also, when taken hot.

The best method to drink it is, using “ pananchakkarai “ or “karuppatti” ( black molasses)– ofcourse, if you cannot get either, use jaggery or sugar.

They help digestion & are supposed to induce good sleep..

Dhaniya coffee powder(1):

Dhaniya - 100gms

Dry Ginger – 50 gms

Parangi pattai - 50 gms

Kadukkai - 5

Cardamom - 15

Dry in sun & powder.

Dhaniya Coffee powder(2):

Dhaniya - 25 gms

Sarasaparilla roots - 25 gms (nannari)

Saunf - 15 gms

Pepper - 5 gms

Athimathuram - 10 gms

Amukkirakkizangu - 25 gms

Dry ginger - 10 gms

Cardamom - 5 gms

Cloves - 5 gms

Dry all ingredients in sun & powder.

Sieve in a big holed sieve, lightly roast to pink & grind in a mixi like rava.

10gms powder - 1 cup

chukku coffee

Dhaniya - 5 parts

Jeera - 3 parts

Pepper - ½ part

Dry ginger - 1 piece

Dhaniya malt:

Dhaniya - 250 gms

Dry ginger - 50 gms

Roast lightly & powder.

For 2 cups water add 1 tbsp.

Chukku Malli Coffee:

Dhaniya - 2 cups

Dry ginger - 6 big pieces

Pepper - 1 tbsp

Dry in sun & powder.

For this specially, “karuppatti” ( black molasses) is better than “ pananchakkarai”.

 

Curry leaves Hair Oil - very simple to make at home !

Wash well & grind fine, fresh curry leaves, as fine as possible with minimum water.( for those living in India, “ammi-grinding” is best). For 2 cups of coconut oil lemon size of paste is correct.

Mix both in a kadai & put on fire. Heat on a low flame till the paste becomes like “ sand”. Let it stand for 24 hrs. Then strain the oil & use.

!, 2 granules of edible camphor can be added to mask the prominent smell of coconut oil & curry leaves.

Application of this oil is good for hair-growth as well as to prevernt premature hair-greying.

 

For cough & cold ( 2) - Yet another kashayam.

Equal amounts of:

Pepper

Jeera

Dhaniya

Omum (ajwain)

Kandathippili

Sathakuppai

Dry neem flowers

Dry ginger

Fry each till golden & crush everything together.

To 2 tsp powder add 2 cups of water & boil.

Reduce to 1 cup, strain, add honey & drink.

Drink twice a day.

 

Dhaniya podi - does pep you up !

Dhaniya - 1 cup

Gram dhal - ½ cup

Tur dhal - ½ cup

Red chillies - 4

Hing - 1 tsp

Salt

Tamarind - marble size (optional)

Fry first 3 ingredients, each separately, on a dry kadai.

Add ¼ tsp oil, fry red chillies & hing.

Dry roast salt also.

Tamarind can be made into small pieces & dried or the ball deepfried to make it crisp.

Powder dhaniya, red chillies, salt & tamarind first

Then add dhals & hing & powder.
Some prefer not to add gram dhal.

 

For crack in the feet.

Dry roast alum ( known as padikaram in tamil) in an iron kadai or ladle. It will roast like popcorn. Powder it, make a paste with olive oil or coconut oil. Apply it for a few days – it is very effective.

 

Periods - Safe ways to postpone & prepone.

This is a common problem for all ladies when there is a religious function or a travel planned etc. The following will help – ofcourse you can’t say , they will work 100 %. It varies with individuals, but they are absolutely harmless. Atleast they will not tamper with the harmones !

If you suddenly get at odd times:

Buy sabja seeds ( used for falooda, also called tukmaria or falooda seeds). Soak 1 tsp in ¼ cup curds overnight. Swallow it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Bleeding will stop.

To postpone:

1 - Everyday in the morning take the above sabja seed – curd mixture, eat 2 bananas & drink a cup of water. You are not likely to get it the whole day !

2 – On an empty stomach eat a handful of raw fried gram ( pottukadalai) & drink a cup of water. You can have coffee only after minimum one hour. You are not likely to get it the whole day.

3- On an empty stomach - add lime juice to hot (not necessarily boiling) milk till it just cudles. Drink this.

To prepone:

1 – Eat seasame seeds+ jaggery ( 1 tbsp each) together.

2 – Eat a tiny pea size camphor wrapped in one “ vethalai” – betel leaf.

3 – On an empty stomach drink 1 tbsp of ginger juice mixed with 2-3 tbsp of jaggery.