Healthy Lifestyle

PP Ma'm - Thanks! I did take the one-dose syrup for 'poochi-killing' last month. Must search for murungai keerai vigorously now :-)

Anu- ennai pachai pul onnuthaanga sapida sollala neenga :lol:

pul vendanga :) athu nalla irukaathu :lol: Apple saapdingalen, apple has good iron content as well....

Vellam is supposed to be rich in iron. Churn some vellam & pottukadalai in the mixie; make ladoos or just eat spoonfuls of the protein+rich yummy mixture! Children too love it!

Yes, it's always good to deworm periodically... Greens are a good source of iron as well as Vit C...

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Originally Posted by pavalamani pragasam

My trick for improving the family's iron intake is adding plenty of karuveppilai/koththumalli/puthina to our morning chutney for idli/dosai. My children used to joke about white thengkai chutney finding no place in our dining table!

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Reminds me of my mom... white coconut chutney was rare in my home too... Mom used to add curry leaves/ mint/ coriander/ thuthuvalai/ vallarai to the chutney... Infact, they taste better than plain coconut chutney... She makes an yummy mooligai rasam using thuthuvalai & musumusukai... It used to taste heavely when I have a cold/fever...:)

How about ragi? I think it is rich in iron.

Yes, ragi contains around 4-5mg of iron per 100 g... It is a good source of calcium as well...

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Originally Posted by tfmlover

dont forget vedic:'GOTU KOLA the brain food
Botanical Name: Centella asiatica
( chinese: Luei Gong Gen )
populr among sinhala too .
its sanskrit ancient

if you cant buy as keerai you can buy capsules , no harm FDA apprvd
keerai available in all tamil shops here.
its 'vallaarai


(i guess agathi named from agasthiya guru ? same gotukola refrs bck to Veda Vyasa )


loads websites if you want to know about it , NOTHING BUT GOTU KOLA ..(FOR ME )

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Pls do post the websites and any recipes or ways of using it everyday cooking.

You can make chutney using vallarai, small onions, coconut, garlic, tamarind, chillies & salt...grind eveything raw... I am not sure of the measuments... it goes well with lemon rice & cocnut rice... I used to eat lots of vallarai & ladiesfinger during my exam months...Dunno if it helped but I believed it will help...:D

Few recipes on the net...
http://www.indiatastes.com/categories/355.html
http://www.indiatastes.com/categories/365.html
http://askagent.ammas.com/topics/Cooking/a105002.html
http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=156484

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