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FORGOTTEN RECIPES OF KONGUNADU A potent preparation using Pirandai (Velde Grape) with immense medicinal value by Chef Saravanan of The Grand Regent, Coimbatore
F
ood is fuel for the human body which allows the system to function. When we are ill, we go for medicines. But Nature has gifted so many foods as medicines that have the power to cure the illness without any side effects like of allopathic medicines. Chef Saravanan at The Grand Regent Coimbatore brings you a healthy medicine-cumfood recipe to relish. Yes, today we are going to care for those who do not have a proper appetite and who have discomfort of the nervous system. Pirandai (Velde Grape) is a perennial plant of the grape family. It can be used either in the raw form or cooked. Before it can be used, the leaves, tendrils, and lower stems must be removed leaving only the top three, tender segments to be cooked. The stem’s tough outer layer also needs to be peeled away, and the flesh is then cut into bite-sized pieces. COIMBATORE
2022 | JUNE | 30
