Gooseberry (‘amla' in Hindi and ‘nellikai' in Tamil) has medicinal properties. Amla is an extensively used in making ayurvedic medicines. It is believed to rejuvenate all the organ systems of the body. According to ayurvedic experts, regular consumption of amla increases longevity. Amla is a potent source of vitamin C. Amla is excellent for strengthening the hair and maintaining its colour and lustre.As a powerful antioxidant, it helps scavenge free radicals. Free radicals are unstable oxygen-based ions in the body that are linked to disease and premature aging. Amla cleanses, hydrates and nourishes the skin.
Now, for a recipe.
Amla Delight
Ingredients
Khoya: 500gm
Powdered sugar: 250gm
A few drops of yellow colour
For the filling
Amla grated and cooked with 2 tbsp of sugar: 1 cup
Sugar candy: 3 tbsp
Desiccated coconut: quarter cup
A few almonds finely sliced for decoration
Method: Mix khoya, sugar and yellow colour. Mix the ingredients for the filling together. Take a lemon-sized portion of the khoya mixture, flatten it on your palm and place one tsp of the filling in the centre of it and again shape it like a ball. Press lightly. Roll it in the desiccated coconut and garnish it with sliced almonds.
Sous Chef Vivanta by
Taj Connemara
Keywords: Gooseberry
Aonla(syn:Amla,Indian Gooseberry) is a medicinal tree of considerable value.Rich in
vitamin C,aonla fruit is rich in fibre,minerals and vitamins.Aonla arishtam is served to
anaemic children and lactating mother.Aonla from forests is much preferred for Ayurvedic
preparations.Dried fruits are powdered and used to remove molds and scalds from human
head.Aonla pickle,aonla murabha,aonla wine,aonla powder etc are value added products
which can be stored for months together.Mentioned in Caraka Samhita and Sasrutha
Samhita,aonla is listed under medicinal trees.Propagated both by seeds and grafting,aonla
prefers arid climate.Considerable biodiversity exists in aonla in India and varieties like
Banarsi are extra large fruited.One aonla per day will drive a doctor away.Sweetened aonla
is not good for diabetics ,though aonla as such is recommended .
Not so long ago I visited Aroghyadham at Sewagram. The holistic health centre is home to a very flourishing Amla plantation. Wardha's Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences and the Kasturba Hospitals are extending their good services through this latest nature-embracing venture.
Amla is undoubtedly one of the best foods. When it is said that it increases longevity,reference is made to the effect of vitamin 'C' which considerably improves the condition of liver.A must for all oil and alcoholic consumers for survival.Like neem,because of taste,we tend to ignore this very good food.Small size Amla,kiruneellikai,is potentailly,very powerful in reviving the life of liver.BKS
it is very nice
very useful recipe
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The only thing right in this piece is when it says that Amla is full of vitamin C. Vitamin C in its natural state is highly volatile and literally flies away when you grate and boil the Amla. The best way of getting vitamin C from Amla is to put Amla into your mouth and chew it very slowly. The amount of refined sugar that this chef puts into his concoction makes the stuff deadly.
With the title that talks about meals that heals and the first half of the article very aptly talking about the same, the second half (the recipe) totally messes it up. With loads of sugar (in various forms) included in that dish, I don't think gooseberry is going to provide any health benefit. It's better to eat gooseberry fresh and natural to get the best benefits. For old aged people, particularly who don't have the teeth strength to chew on a natural gooseberry, they could steam it and eat it.
Amla is a good source of Vitamin C and Vitamin C is essential for our body. But at the sametime attributing divine power to any food is a myth and is called quackery health advise. If amla can increase the life longevity why human beings in India who consumed amla more than now had a life expectancy of less than 40 years whereas now it is 64 years and it's poising to raise to 72 years as we eat less amla now. The country where even Amla is not heard of has better health indices than ours.So far in the medical history apart from the genetic makeup no food has been proved to have any magical power apart from having a nutritious value.
Is the 'yellow colour' safe for consumption? What is the chemical composition of the
'yellow colour?'
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