Indian vegetable - an update

This vegetable known as " Ponnakani keerai " in Tamil. Grasshoppers seems to love the leaf so much! They constantly attack and munch them! For the moment I don't have any intention to chase the grasshopper away as I still get some leaves to harvest.

Taken from : http://solaiachiskitchen.blogspot.com

"There are two varieties of this keerai – local and ‘foreign’.  Native variety is a super green plant. In Tamil we call the foreign one as seema ponnanganni. All of us would have seen that little bushy pink plant in parks and gardens planted as borders.

Uses
The word ‘Pon’ is the vernacular name of the plant ( Ponnanganni) means ‘gold’. This plant is thus as valuable as gold. Fried in ghee with a little pepper, salt and taken for 48 days it promotes the beauty of the body, imparts a golden glow, cools the eyes.

Lean people can gain weight and strength by eating this green leaves, cooked with Thoorr dhal, and ghee.

 Regular intake of this green thrice a week increases production of breast milk in lactating mothers.

It improves the function of the liver.

If eaten with white garlic, Ponnanganni cures chronic constipation. Piles also can be cured.

Some people have ‘hot’ body. Such people can take two ounces juice of this plant mixed with 4 ounces of goat or cow’s milk. The body then gains strength.

Ponnanganni juice  30 ml mixed with goat’s milk (30 ml) may be taken empty stomach early morning. This reduces body heat and nourishes the body. If goats milk is not available, use cow’s milk.

Ponnanganni in any form – food or Thailam is good for the eyes.

After reading the above blog, I decide to have it everyday! ;)