Pictures of Various Water Vegetables

Again I am coming with a post of images collection.. I encourage my dear weight watchers to take more Gourds and Squashes.. When I started dieting I collected pictures of almost all vegetables.. I thought it would be helpful while planning my diet.. Now I wish to share those pictures with you guys.. I hope this will be just like an album and it will make you guys think of some new recipes.. Some of my fellow bloggers would get an idea clicking in their mind to use these.. Viewers may get some good recipes from my dear fellow bloggers.. Hope this is useful..

1. Bottle Gourd or Suraikkai or  

2. Chow Chow or Chayote 

 3. Cucumber or Vellaraikkai

4. Ash Gourd or Vellai Poosani

5. Tindora or Ivy gourd or Kovaikkai

6. Pakarkkai or Bitter Gourd  

7. Pointed Gourd or Green Potato

8. Ridge Gourd or Peerkankai

9. Snake Gourd or Pudalangai

10. Teasel Gourd or Kandola

11. Yellow Squash

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Health Benefits of Commonly Available Type of Keerai or Greens

In my previous post, I just posted some pictures of various types of Keerai.. In this post, I am going to list out their uses.. It is really important to understand the taste, nature and uses before including them in our food diet.. Most of us know that greens are rich in Iron.. There are a lot more benefits too.. In this post, I am going to give C'mon let us see one by one.. Viewers can comment and share their own knowledge with me..

1. Arai Keerai or Tricolor Amaranthus or அரைக் கீரை

Name of the Keerai	Arai Keerai or Tricolor Amaranthus
Nature and Taste	This keerai is with a distinct flavor, which would make you an addict to its taste.. It will be very tasty..
Who should take a caution ?	It has more digestive proteins and hence can be taken by all.. There is no caution to mention for this..
Health Benefits	It is meant to increase red blood cells.. It increases immunity towards cold and cough.. It is rich in Iron.. It is a blood purifier.. It can be taken by pregnant women for the sake of babies and their own Hb count..

2. Siru Keerai or Tropical Amaranthus or சிறு கீரை

Name of the Keerai	Siru Keerai or Tropical Amaranthus
Nature and Taste	This has a flavor similar to moong dhal and very tasty..
Who should take a caution ?	Nothing like that.. It is also as good as Arai Keerai and can be taken by all..
Health Benefits	It gives relief from various stomach related problems.. It increases memory power.. It is also a green recommended for pregnant women and for post-pregnancy care..

3. Thandu Keerai or Tender Amaranthus or கீரைத் தண்டு

Name of the Keerai	Thandu Keerai or Tender Amaranthus
Nature and Taste	This Keerai is a moderately good one in taste.. Sometimes, if it is overcooked, it will taste bad.. If cooked in proper way, it can be considered as a green of moderately good taste..
Who should take a caution ?	It is said as a green not favoring those who have vatham.. Those who have joint fluid accumulation are not advised to take this green.. Also it is better to have this green, rarely..
Health Benefits	It is rich in Iron and anti-oxidants.. It is good for eyes..

4. Murungai Keerai or Drumstick Leaves or முருங்கை 

Name of the Keerai	Murungai Keerai or Drumstick Leaves
Nature and Taste	It will taste good.. There is no weird taste in this green.. In south Indian cuisine we make poriyals using this Keerai.. Also we include in Adais and Kootanchoru.. I
Who should take a caution ?	Those who have severe gas trouble should take a caution, while including this in their diet.. It creates gas trouble.. Also it is better to have before evening.. As this is bit hard to digest..
Health Benefits	It is rich in Iron, Amino Acids, Vitamin C, anti-oxidants and Magnesium.. It is very good for lactating mothers, as it increases breast milk.. Those who have constipation can take this green, as this has more and more fiber.. It is good for quality hair.. It is good for skin and eyes..

6. Ponnankanni Keerai or Dwarf Copper Leaf or பொன்னாங்கண்ணி கீரை 

Name of the Keerai	Ponnankanni Keerai Dwarf Copper Leaves
Nature and Taste	It reduces body heat very much.. It has a mild bitter taste.. But the taste can be treated well during cooking.. it has a very nice flavor while cooking and very tasty after cooking..
Who should take a caution ?	People who already have a very cold body should take caution while eating this..
Health Benefits	It is rich in all vitamins and nutrients.. It will remove all the toxins in our body.. if had continuously you can see visible changes in skin.. Your skin will start glowing.. This is an inner nutrition to skin..

7. Pulicha Keerai or Sorrel Leaves or புளிச்ச கீரை

Name of the Keerai	Pulicha Keerai or Sorrel Leaves
Nature and Taste	It reduces body heat.. This is sour in taste.. It is called Gongura in Andhra and has a wide variety of recipes..
Who should take a caution ?	Those who have Pitham, should use this with caution.. It may increase the amount of pitham..
Health Benefits	It has a number of health benefits.. It is rich in iron.. It is meant to give strength to body.. It can be given to weak children and this would help them in gaining weight.. It can be used to treat tuberculosis and cold related diseases.. It purifies the digestive system.. It opens the taste buds.. It is rich in copper and can be used to treat Jaundice..

8. Sigappu Thandu Keerai or Red Amaranthus or சிகப்பு கீரை

Name of the Keerai	Sigappu Thandu Keerai or Red Amaranthus
Nature and Taste	This Keerai is a moderately good one in taste.. Sometimes, if it is overcooked, it will taste bad.. If cooked in proper way, it can be considered as a green of moderately good taste..
Who should take a caution ?	It is said as a green not favoring those who have vatham.. Those who have joint fluid accumulation are not advised to take this green.. Also it is better to have this green, rarely..
Health Benefits	It reduces bad cholesterol.. It is good for eyes.. It is meant for a good quality of hair.. It aids weight loss..

9. Palak Keerai or Spinach or பாலக் கீரை

Name of the Keerai	Ponnankanni Keera Dwarf Copper Leaves"
Nature and Taste	It reduces body heat very much.. It has a mild bitter taste.. But the taste can be treated well during cooking.. it has a very nice flavor while cooking and very tasty after cooking..
Who should take a caution ?	People who already have a very cold body should take caution while eating this..
Health Benefits	It is rich in all vitamins and nutrients.. It will remove all the toxins in our body.. if had continuously you can see visible changes in skin.. Your skin will start glowing.. This is an inner nutrition to skin..

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Pictures of Various Types of Greens or Keerai | Keerai Names in English and Tamil | கீரை வகைகள்

In this post, I am sharing pictures of types of keerai or pictures of types of greens. This post has Keerai Vagaigal names in Tamil and English. Names of Greens in Tamil and English will be useful to newbies while buying and cooking.

I just wished to share a list of pictures I collected earlier from some websites.. Nowadays people have become health conscious and have started adding a number of spinach varieties in their diet.. I hope this post will be very useful to them..

I got familiar to lots and lots of variety, when we started our life in our new house.. It is in Shanthi Nagar area of Tirunelveli.. Whatever may be the size of the house,, people there grow a variety of plants in their home..

Because of like minded people, I engaged myself in gardening.. I was just 8 years old, when I started gardening.. I planted a number of greens, as it was very easy to get seeds from the nearby agricultural office..

Once we shifted our home to other areas, we happened to live in rented houses.. After that I did not get any opportunity to grow plants.. Still I am waiting for such an opportunity.. But the fantastic thing is I was able to learn a lot about plant.. Specially my knowledge base became strong in growing spinach..

Here is my list of images collected from websites.. I am going to mention the name of the varieties.. If you mention it in any different name, please let me know.. I will include the name in my post too..

Thank You for all the bloggers who took time to post their pictures in their blog.. As I collected long back, I am not able to give their link here.. Anyways, I wish to thank you all for these lovely images.. If any one of you happened to visit this blog, please prompt me with links.. I will definitely backlink to your blogs..

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Keerai Vagaigal in English and Tamil | கீரை வகைகள்

1. Arai Keerai or Tricolor Amaranthus or அரைக் கீரை


2. Siru Keerai or Tropical Amaranthus or சிறு கீரை


3. Thandu Keerai or Tender Amaranthus or கீரைத் தண்டு


4. Pasalai Keerai or Kodi Pasalai or Vine Spinach or பசலைக் கீரை


5. Murungai Keerai or Drumstick Leaves or முருங்கை&nbsp


6. Ponnankanni Keerai or Dwarf Copper Leaf or பொன்னாங்கண்ணி கீரை


7. Pulicha Keerai or Sorrel Leaves or புளிச்ச கீரை


8. Sigappu Thandu Keerai or Red Amaranthus or சிகப்பு கீரை


9. Mudakathan Keerai or Ballon Vines or முடக்கத்தான் கீரை


10. Vallarai Keerai or Centella or Brahmi or வல்லாரைக் கீரை


11. Agathi Keerai or August Leaves or அகத்திக் கீரை


12. Vendhaya Keerai or Fenugreek Leaves or வெந்தயக் கீரை


13. Palak Keerai or Spinach or பாலக் கீரை


14. Manathakkali Keerai or Black Night Shade or மணத்தக்காளிக் கீரை


15. Thoothuvalai Keerai or Thai Night Shade or தூதுவளைக் கீரை


16. Indian Mercury or Indian Copperleaf or குப்பை மேனி கீரை

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Foods that increase Mother's Milk Breast Milk

First of all, my hearty congratulations to all the new mommies who refer my website.. This is a usual search, when we feel that our breast milk is not enough for the baby.. There are a lot of tips given by grannies to properly and carefully feed baby..

In this post we are going to discuss on some Indian Food Items to increase breast milk.. I have listed the items and the side effects of overusing them, as explained by my doctor.

Garlic

You can take on alternative days.. Reduce in case of  Piles

Oats

You can take weekly twice.. Reduce in case of  Constipation..

Malted Drinks

You can take daily.. Reduce in case of Sinusitis..

Fenugreek

Very small quantity on alternative days.. Reduce if you would get cold easily..

Cumin Seeds

Small Quantity can be included daily..

Ajwain

Small quantity can be included on alternate days.. Reduce if body gets more heated..

Fennel Seeds

Small quantity twice a week.. Reduce in case of digestion problems..

Bottle Gourd

Include weekly twice.. No side effects..

Milk Buns/ Rusk

Daily two Rusks is the advisable quantity.. Reduce in case of constipation..

Dry Fruits

Very little quantity of dry fruits on alternative days.. Avoid if you have Raisin Allergy..

Carrot and Beetroot

Small Quantity twice a week..

Spinach

Advisable is once in a week.. If you body will get cold easily, take monthly twice..

Drumstick

Can be included weekly twice.. No side effects..

Dry Ginger

Can be included twice a week.. Reduce if your body gets heat more easily..

Almonds

4 Almonds can be included daily.. No side effects..

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