So the rain God is angry and showering his rain missiles, drenching poor chennai, and when there is such a angry outpouring the viruses and bacteria come to add to the trouble. Water borne illness , respiratory infections , aches and pains , flu’s and fever as if start their war dance.
But remember,Nature even in its fury is like the Mother if she is lashing angrily she also has her solutions tucked up her sleeve.
yes open your kitchen closet and look out for angry red CAYENNE PEPPER (DRIED) to beat this angry weather
This tiny dynamite always brings tears to everyone’s eyes . Tears of joy I Guess ?
No wonder traditional cooking is spicy, in hot humid areas where micro organism thrive.
“Ancient wisdom!! at work.”
CAYENNE PEPPER (DRIED)
GOOD SOURCE (RICH IN) :-
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
CAPSAICIN
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Anti viral
Clears stuffed nose
Helps fight inflammation.
Effective in sensory nerve disorder
Arthritis
Psoriasis
Diabetic Neuropathy
Natural Pain Relief (used in Topical ointment – osteoarthritis
Reduces cholesterol
Helps prevent Prostrate cancer
Thus next time there is a outbreak of flu don’t forget the tom yam soup or chili garlic chutney
And if the cholesterol goes high see that the spice levels go up too
For grandmas painful knee how about a home made rub from coconut oil with little bit of chili.
RECIPE FOR THE DAY
chilli garlic chutney
Ingredients
6 cloves of garlic
4 tablespoons dry coconut
3 tablespoons roasted peanut powder/1/4 cup roasted peanuts
5 dry red chillies
1-teaspoon carom seeds/ajwain/omam
2-tablespoon tamarind juice
1-tablespoon jaggery/muscavado/palm sugar
Rock salt to taste
Method
Dry roast carrom seeds and red chillies in a iron wok on slow flame
Break the chillies in small pieces
Peel garlic cloves and cut them in medium size pieces
Dry grind chilli and garlic pieces, and carrom seeds
Add coconut, jaggery and peanut powder and further grind it.
Add tamarind paste, salt and grind it to a medium consistency till is becomes a cohesive whole..
Enjoy this sweet sour spicy chutney
to beat flus, high cholesterol,or improve digestion.
