Indications:
- Renal stones
- Edema
- Dysuria
- Cough
- Asthma
- Hiccough
- Piles
Sanskrit name: Kulattham
Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus
Tamil name: Kollu
English name: Horse gram
Properties:
- It reduces vata and kapha
- Increases pitta
- It is good for eyes
- It is Grahi (binding stools)
- Diuretic
- It is especially good for obesity. It reduces weight by its hot potency
- It cures vata diseases
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Preparation:
Ingredients:
- Horse gram – 50 gm
- Coconut oil – 1 spoon
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Black gram – 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Pepper powder – 1 pinch
- Asafetida – 1 pinch
- Green chilly – 1
- Curry leaves – few
- Rock salt – to taste
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Method:
Soak horse gram overnight. Boil till it becomes soft. It takes longer to cook horse gram than other legumes. Drain the water (this water can be taken separately and made as soup). Heat coconut oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, green chillies, pepper powder, cumin seeds, asafetida and curry leaves. Add cooked horse gram with little salt and mix well. Add grated coconut, if required.
Glossary:
Grahi – Helps binding the stools, arrests diarrhea
