Indications:
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Bleeding diseases
- Stomach ulcers
- Edema
- Relieves external ulcer
Properties:
- It increases vata reduces pitta and kapha
- Cold in potency
- Heavy to digest
- Produces dryness
- Balances all 3 Doshas.
- Reduces semen
- Triggers constipation
Botanical name: Cicer arietinum
Sanskrit name: Chanaka
Tamil name: kondaikadalai
Hindi name: Channa
English name: Chickpea, Bengal gram
Ingredients:
- Chickpea flour – 2 cups
- Rock salt – 2 pinches
- Warm water – Desired quantity
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Preparation:
- Roast the channa flour for few minutes.
- Gradually add warm water to the flour and knead the dough.
- Keep it aside for ½ an hour
- Divide the dough into small balls and roll them out individually into thin chapattis
- Roast the chapatti on a heated pan, on both sides till it is cooked completely.
- Smear some ghee.
