“We are what
we eat”- our life is directly proportional to the food what we intake . The
list of food ingredients are unlimited and how to choose the correct food in
our diet has become the most important
topic to be discussed however if we know the medicinal use of the the ingredient
then it makes our life more easy . Our life span totally depends on our food
habit .. This research is based on the facts and nutritional values of “Horse
gram”. We have unbreakable connections with the organic food and what organic
food is suitable for us that is totally depends on the circumstances and
climate of that particular area.Horse gram is neither unique nor ordinary. When
it comes on the health the importance of this Gram comes in the mind. It is
lesser known and many people still doesn’t recognize this precious ingredients.
The medicinal effect of horse gram is enormous. To cut down the impurities from
the body with the almost no side effects evening consuming with large
quantities also here is only one thing which ranked on the top and i.e. Horse
gram. The Horse gram doesn’t plays an important role in any cuisine but it can
make cuisine healthier and can enhance the nutritional value once it will be
fully adopted by any of regional cuisine. There are some extraordinary kulthi
recipes which still remain in the heart of our people who really knows the
amazing medicinal effect of kulthi daal
Introduction
Horse gram
is a beans and lesser known among the people. Other name in Hindi-
Kulthi,Bengali-Kulthikalai,Tamil-kollu,Telugu- Ulavalu,Kannada-Hurule,Oriya-Kolatha,Gujrati-kadthi
ni dal,commonly used for making daal which can be eaten with boiled rice.
These plants
are generally originating to the southeastern part of India. They are also
found in other parts of the world including Australia, Africa, and Malaysia. Horse gram is enriched in vitamin A and it is
similar to the Urad daal but red in color. It is famous in ayurvedic cuisine as
well with some hilarious medicinal benefits. It has protein of around 20%. It
is very famous among farming community, it doesn’t have the taste as compared
to other beans but has excellent amount of Iron.in
Uttrakhands Village this is very popular and
known by the name of (Gahat) it is the choice of villages because of their food
habit and climate conditions.it is also became the part of Uttrakhands cuisine
especially in (Kumaon region) It also grows in the state like, Himanchal,
Tamilnadu and Madhya Pradesh.
Horse gram
cultivates under dry agriculture land. Like chickpeas and kidney beans Horse grams
need to soak before cooking the advantage of soaking is to avoid wastage of
fuel and the daal will cook nicely with short span of time.
Other
ancient benefit of Kulthi daal is earlier Kulthi daal was used to boil with
large amount of water and that daal extract water was used to break the large
stones into pieces the water of kulthi daal penetrates into stones and makes it
loose. So it was easy to break large stones into small pieces.
The texture
of the kulthi daal will be watery and it will not be having a texture like
(arhar, masoor,moong,urad). The kulthi daal doesn’t melt when over boiled but the texture of the daal will be more soft.
MEDICINAL USE
1.Horse gram
seed possess anti hyperglycemic properties which controls the glucose level in
the blood.it lessen the absorption of carbohydrate and copius of soluble fiber.
2. M.uniflorum
seeds used to make anti-inflammatory drugs which efficiently neutralized
indirect hemolytic activity.
3. Horse
gram seed has anti-microbial property against bacillus subtilis (Bacillus
subtilis, known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a Gram-positive,
catalase-positive bacterium, found in soil and the gastrointestinal tract of
ruminants and humans). Staphylococcus aureus (Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive,
round-shaped bacterium that is a member of the Firmicutes, and it is a member
of the normal flora of the body, frequently found in the nose, respiratory
tract, and on the skin)
4. Diuretic
activity- By consuming horse gram the kidney stone dilutes in urine and comes
out through urination, it also increases the flow of urine; So that it creates
the pressure on the deposited stone due to this pressure the stone comes
downside and comes through urination. Soaked Horse gram water helps to remove
uretic or kidney stones
5. Horse
gram water is being used in Andhra Pradesh for the treatment of Jaundice.
6. Horse
gram water is also used for relieving cough and cold.
7. By applying the paste of Horse gram on face
it helps to control the boils and skin rashes.
8. By
consuming plenty of horse gram helps to reduce the body weight. Also we can add
powdered horse gram with sour butter milk and apply on the fat deposited area
it helps to reduce the fat.
9. it also
very helpful in pregnancy stage because it helps to increase the blood count.
10. it also
keeps body warm during winter that’s the region it has become the choice of
people who live in cold climate.
Preparations of kulthi Daal to remove
the Kidney stones
Kidney
Stones could be 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm and there is some efficient method to take out
these stones from the body
1.
Making of Kulthi water
It is a lengthy process but truly natural without any side effect.
Soak 100 gram of horse gram in 1 liter
of water overnight and on morning strain the water and drink this water in empty stomach and later on add same amount of water in the old soaked
horse grams and drink in lunch continue this process for 6 months it will help
to break kidney stones.
Later on you can made thin daal of these soaked horse gram and it can be
consumed with rice or roti.
2.
Making kulthi soup.
It is a long process of making this soup and method of cooking is slow cooking. Take 200 grams of kulthi daal
with 2 liter of water start boiling it in slow flame and it takes around 4 to 5
hours when it reduced it to half consume it in lunch having this soup
alone. Within a week or two week it will start working.
The nutritional value of Horse gram for
100 gram
NUTRIENTS
|
AMOUNT
|
Energy
|
321 Ecals
|
Protein
|
22 gram
|
Carbohydrates
|
57 gram
|
Calcium
|
287 mg
|
Phosphorus
|
311 gram
|
Iron
|
7 mg
|
Fiber
|
5 gram
|
Other common recipes are
·
Horse gram rasam
·
Kollu
chutney
·
Horse
gram dosa
·
Horse
gram soup
·
Horse
gram gravy
·
Horse
gram korma
Objective
The purpose
of the study is the horse gram is lesser known but it has miraculous effect on
the body. Nowadays the usage of the kulthi is also less preferable by the people
because of its supply in the market and obvious food habit of current generation.
We can’t neglect the medicinal benefit of horse gram and to spread the health
benefits among the people it is necessary to know about the Importance of Horse
gram. The issues related to the health have been increased and horse gram is
one of the finest ingredients available in the home itself to get rid out of
it. Only it needs small initiative i.e. “what to eat”.
Conclusion
Horse gram
is popular among the people who know its importance.it is very easy to digest
and it is one of the main ingredients to solve the kidney stone problems but it
has several more contributions towards the human health. It is very suitable
for all the age groups and it is one of the foods which is having near to no
side effects. In the busy life style where we prefer all the medicines and
spending our money on the treatments there are natural ingredients available
with us which can cure us. The quote which suits this circumstances is “Eat
healthy live healthy”
Analysis and interpretation
Eat the
right food according to body requirement and include the food in the diet which
can boost the immune system. There is no doubt that Horse gram has amazing
effects on the body.
There are
many diseases which can be easily controlled by the usage of Kulthi daal in
your food habit. There are many ways to cure the diseases but the natural way
is the only way that actually heals the body too.
The kulthi
daal is also enriched with carbohydrate and protein so it’s also complete food
ingredient which provides the sufficient energy to the body. There are
varieties of recipe and can be eaten as per the persons choice.
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