Saturday, June 26, 2010

Leafy Spice-To Add Taste To Your Food

CURRY LEAVES

The curry leaves tree is grown widely and wildly, all over India. Many a south Indian home has this tree in the backyard. The tree grows sometimes to a height of 3 metres too. There are many varieties of the curry tree.

But the leaves of all varieties are used in traditional Indian cooking, everyday.When cooked, they give out an agreeable odour and impart beneficial qualities to food cooked.

Curry leaves have anti-oxidant properties, besides being high on Vitamin C. they help cleaning your blood and add glow to your skin, bring luster to your hair.By adding curry leaves to the food you cook, will increase your calcium and iron intake. This will help your eyesight.

Pregnant women can ease their ‘morning sickness’ by adding curry leaves to lemon juice. Add organic jiggery to the drink. This is a healthy, harmless, herbal drink.For an upset stomach, take buttermilk by adding curry leaves.

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  1. Very educative and informative post. Hope to get more information on this!

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