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Carrot Cupcakes

 Carrot   Cupcakes Everyone seems to love Carrot Cake,  what I also like about them is how wonderfully moist they are and how flavorful they taste. I love this Carrot Cupcake recipe because it's so easy to make. No mixer is required. The time consuming part is the grating of the fresh carrots. I have included applesauce in the cupcake batter which, along with the oil, makes these cupcakes so moist. But, if you like, you could use an equal amount of grated apple or even crushed pineapple. You can also add 1/2 cup (120 ml) of currants or raisins to the batter. Carrot Cakes became popular with the health food craze of the 1970s. There are many theories on the origin of this cake, some say it descended from the English's baked carrot puddings or European steamed carrot puddings. Others say it may have come from German carrot breads. Carrots were used in European sweet cakes since the Middle Ages when other sweeteners were hard to find or just too expensive. In fact, carrots, along
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Poduthalai Keerai Powder tea

Poduthalai Keerai Powder tea 

Phyla Nodiflora | Lippia Nodiflora is quite a popular plant in Tamil Nadu that goes by the name of poduthalai. It is a small creeping herb that produces white or purple flowers which get tubular as they mature. It is native to South America and the United States and can be found in all tropical countries.


Phylla Nodiflora Common Names:

It is named poduthalai in tamil because it is considered to be an amazing home remedy for treating dandruff. Podugu is the Tamil word for dandruff. It is called frog fruit | Saw tooth Frog Fruit | Turkey Tangle in English, Bukkan in Hindi, Vakkan in Marathi and Vasir in Sanskrit.

Phylla Nodiflora | Poduthalai Medicinal Uses:

1. Anti Bacterial Properties:

It has wonderful anti bacterial properties making it very effective for treating all kinds of wounds when applied as a poultice. Since it is commonly found here in Tamil Nadu, it is a popular remedy for treating wounds.

2. Anti Inflammatory Properties:

It has anti inflammatory properties making it very effective as a home remedy for treating knee and joint pain. It also reduces piles inflammation when taken internally.

3. Anti Diabetic Properties:

It has anti diabetic properties making it a very effective natural remedy for reducing blood sugar levels for diabetic patients. 4. It also has diuretic properties and people who are suffering from water retention will benefit drinking a water decoction of the plant.

5. Anti Urolithiatic Properties:

It has amamzing anti urolithiatic properties (prevention of formation of kidney stones). It not only prevents kidney stone formation, it also effectively treats existing stones.

6. Anti Cancer Properties:

Phyla nodiflora has anti proliferative properties and especially the stem and the leaf extract inhibits breast cancer cell growth.

7. Anti Fungal Properties:

It also has anti fungal properties making it very effective for treating fungal infections when applied topically as a poultice.

Where To Buy Poduthalai Powder?

Usually poduthalai was commonly found in Tamil Nadu but now it is not so common but you can get the plants from nurseries. We also get poduthalai powder in the markets, you can use it for making hair packs like given below…………

4 Amazing Ways To Use Poduthalai At Home:

1. Poduthalai Hair Oil:

For making poduthalai hair oil, boil coconut oil with fresh poduthalai leaves till it loses it’s water content. Switch off, cool and strain and use it as a hair oil to get rid of dandruff.

2. Poduthalai Hair Pack:

For the hair pack, take required amount of poduthalai powder in a bowl, add in enough rice water and 1/4 tsp of coconut oil to it and apply as a hair pack. Wait for 30 minutes before having hair wash. This hair pack also treats dandruff very effectively.

3. Poduthalai Poultice For Wounds:

For the poultice pound a handful of fresh poduthalai leaves and apply as a poultice on the wounds. Since it has anti bacterial properties, it treats the infections really well.

4. Poduthalai  Keerai Powder tea :

Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.

Now lets see how to cook:

Poduthalai Keerai Powder tea 










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Best during winter morning time
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Detox
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • Poduthalai Powder - 1 tsp
  • Honey - 2 tsp
  • Water - 1 glasss
Instructions
  1. In a pan add 1 glass of water and brink it to boil
  2. In the glass add hot water to it add poduthalai powder and mix well.
  3. Finally add 2 tsp of honey and mix.
  4. Serve hot.
Pictorial:
add 1 glass of water and bring to boil 

add hot water into glass

add 1 tsp of poduthalai powder to it and mix

add 1 tsp of honey 

final mix 

serve hot!!!

hope you all give a try!!!

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