Pirandai Kollu Thogayal

Its Thursday again and with all these Navarthri Pooja stuffs and busy schedule, I have chosen a easy to make yet very helathy and medicinal recipe for this week's organic kitchen using home grown Pirandai or Veldt Grape Creeper / Adamant Creeper. Please check my other post Pirandai Kuzhambu for the medicinal benefits. Also I have combined another healthy ingredient here, Kollu / Horse gram along with goodness of garlic. A unique blend which is very tasty with gingelly oil.

Check out for benefits of Kollu and Kollu Rasam recipe as well.

The Ingredients and Step Wise Pictures 

Happy Cooking :) 

Horse Gram / Kollu Rasam

The Miracle Pulse they say..Yes its none other than the Horse Gram...Have you ever wondered why this name to this Pulse...It is fed to Race Horses to have a control on weight and to give more stamina and hence the name.

The health benefits of this Pulse is in numerous...It is proven to have anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti oxidant properties.It is rich in protein, iron and calcium. It aids in Weight Loss and a great cure for cough and cold. It has less Lipid and Sodium content which is ideal for Obesity and Diabetic patients. By including this in our diet we can keep us Young and Vibrant (Isha Sadhguru says it)

Here's an interesting recipe which can be consumed as soup or taken with hot rice as Rasam and it is one healthy and tasty soup, good for sore throat.

It tastes really good as Soup especially when you have Cold and Fever.. :)