Chukku Kaapi

Today's episode is on a special Ingredient that was surprisingly not given to us that much growing up. Probably because it is a very potent ingredient, with numerous benefits, especially one major benefit, which is, an increase in sexual function. The ingredient is ashwagandha. That is probably why it wasn’t given to us growing up. There is obviously more to Ashwagandha, and we will try to explore it in the next 20 minutes.

Today's episode is on a special Ingredient that was shoved down our throats whenever we had cold, cough or fever in the form of a kashayam, which is basically a medicinal decoction sort of, growing up. We were forced to gulp it down everytime we got a stomach ache, cough, indigestion, fever etc. The initial discomfort of drinking kashayam was almost always followed by a huge relief.Sitharathai or Galangal is a medicinal herb that is used in Asian Kitchens. It is also used for its plethora of medicinal values. Lately, widespread usage of Kabasura Kudineer Chooranam, which is a concotion of herbs used to relieve Covid 19 symptoms, has put galangal on the culinary & the medicinal map.If you want to know more about the recipes & research that we talk about in each episode, head over to akashmuralidharan.com