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Tuesday, 7 July 2009

healthy crispies

Prevalent in the famous Indian monsoons are the associated diseases that ... run abound in the damp air ... viral fever, flu. cold n cough ... blah blah blah ... to help combat these and to bring back the lost appetite (read anorexia) ... here's a recipe guaranteed to become a hit in this season. Shiuli , Horsinger in Hindi ( Nyctanthes arbortristis linn) belongs to the family Oleacae, is a very common tree in India, which bears really beautiful flowers in the auutmn season, and in Bengal, is not only symbolic of, but also used in Durga Puja. In this recipe, we shall use the leaves of this plant, which are very important from the Ayurvedic perspective, since they cure anorexia, and expectorate quickly. Ingredients:
  • shiuli leaves
  • gram flour (besan)
  • rice flour
  • salt
  • turmeric powder
  • kalanji (kalo jeera)
  • kuskus (posto)
  • refined oil for frying
Procedure: Clean the shiuli leaves thoroughly and pat-dry. Make a batter, mixing gram flour and rice-flour in 2 : 1 ratio, and all other ingredients (except oil) with water, and refrigerate for 2 hrs. Heat oil, and coat each leaf with the batter and deep fry, till golden brown. Serve hot with rice and desi ghee. Page copy protected against web site content infringement by Copyscape

5 comments:

Hari Chandana P said...

looks crisp n tasty... very healthy recipe...

Roshmi Sinha said...

I knew this... used to have it in my childhood. Yummmy!

... but, its difficult to find "shiuli leaves" in Bangalore :(

Sharmila said...

Shiuli pata khawa jaye??! Jantam na toh!

Sharmistha Guha said...

Ekdom notun recipe!!! Ami jantaam i na shiuli pata khawa jaye...
Ishhhh kolkata'r kotha mone pore gelo! Amader baarite amar ghorer jaanlar tolayei shiuli gaachhh....

Indrani said...

shiuli phul diye pakora...jaantam na shiuli phul khaya jai...very new to me..thanks for sharing