Brahmi Tambuli / Raita

Name: Brahmi Tambuli / Raita
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 loose bunch of brahmi leaves; 1/4 th cup fresh coconut; 1/2 cup yoghurt; to taste salt; as needed water to dilute; 1/2 teaspoon ghee; 10-12 peppercorns; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon ghee

Heap of Spice @cook_12476959

Brahmi leaves are a very integral part of Ayurvedic medicine . The leaves consumed regularly promotes memory , regulates BP and many more benefits. This is consumed with yoghurt and mixed with rice. It can be eaten without rice too just like raita.

Heap of Spice @cook_12476959

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Ingredients

5-6 servings

1loose bunch of brahmi leaves
1/4 th cup fresh coconut
1/2 cupyoghurt
to tastesalt
as neededwater to dilute
1/2 teaspoonghee
10-12peppercorns
1 teaspooncumin seeds
For seasoning
1 teaspoonmustard seeds
1 teaspooncumin seeds
1 teaspoonghee

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Steps

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Clean and wash the brahmi leaves.
* Heat a pan, add 1/2 teaspoon ghee.
* When ghee is hot, add peppercorns and cumin seeds.
* Fry on medium flame until the colour of cumin seeds change.
* Set this aside.
* In a mixer, add brahmi, coconut, roasted pepper & cumin seeds, salt and water.
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Grind into a very smooth paste.
* Remove the purée into a bowl.
* Add yoghurt and mix well.
* At this stage adjust salt and thickness of the raita.
* If it’s eaten with rice, then slightly thin and when eating as raita, then slightly thick mixture.
* In another pan, heat 1 teaspoon ghee.
* When ghee is hot, add mustard and cumin seeds.
* Fry until the mustard seeds begin to crackle.
* Add it to the purée and mix well.
* Serve it with hot rice !
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Video Recipe - https://youtu.be/0rfJjNenYbE