Ingredients
Neem flower - one palm full
Red chilies - 10
Tamarind - lemon size
Ginger - 4 piece
Chana dal/Kadalai Paruppu - 2 tea spoon
Urad dal/ulutham paruppu - 2 tea spoon
Oil/ ghee
Coconut
Salt as required
Method of preparations
1. In a pan add a tablespoon of oil/ghee and add neem flower/vepam poo and saute until the flower turns golden brown and remove from pan keep aside.
2. In the same pan heat the oil/ghee add urad dal, chana dal, red chilies, garlic, small piece of ginger, and salt as required. Saute until the dal turns into the golden brown and switch off the stove and leave it to cool. and add chopped coconut and tamarind.
3. Once it cool grinds the roasted neem flower with the roasted ingredients to a slightly coarse paste.
4. Turn on the stove and In a pan add a tablespoon of oil/ghee add mustard seeds, curry leaves, urad dal, then add the ground paste in the pan and saute it becoming a thick paste.
5. Serve with hot rice and sesame oil/ ghee.
Neem flower medicinal benefits
Neem is extensively used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine.
Neem flower is very good for curing intestinal worms.
Neem flower is considered as an antiseptic that can cleanse our system.
Neem flower is used to treat anorexic, nausea, belching.
Neem flower is used to treat skin disease and hair care.
Where to get neem flowers?
We usually in summer collect neem flowers from the tree. In summer We spread the clean cloth under the neem tree 🍃. Then we collect all those neem flowers and clean it and dry at sunlight. And stored at the airtight container.
Also, you can get neem flowers in the ayurvedic shop/ organic shop.
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