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    Gahat, also known as horsegram, is a crop grown in parts of India, Australia, Burma and Sri Lanka. It has various health benefits including helping to treat and prevent kidney stones. Traditional Ayurvedic medicine in hilly regions of India uses horsegram soup consumed twice daily for a month to help dissolve kidney stones. Horsegram is also rich in nutrients and can be used regularly to avoid stone formation and treat issues like leucorrhoea and menstrual disorders. A recipe is provided for making a rasam soup using horsegram dal that is considered beneficial for controlling cholesterol.

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    Gahat, also known as horsegram, is a crop grown in parts of India, Australia, Burma and Sri Lanka. It has various health benefits including helping to treat and prevent kidney stones. Traditional Ayurvedic medicine in hilly regions of India uses horsegram soup consumed twice daily for a month to help dissolve kidney stones. Horsegram is also rich in nutrients and can be used regularly to avoid stone formation and treat issues like leucorrhoea and menstrual disorders. A recipe is provided for making a rasam soup using horsegram dal that is considered beneficial for controlling cholesterol.

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    Gahat, also known as horsegram, is a crop grown in parts of India, Australia, Burma and Sri Lanka. It has various health benefits including helping to treat and prevent kidney stones. Traditional Ayurvedic medicine in hilly regions of India uses horsegram soup consumed twice daily for a month to help dissolve kidney stones. Horsegram is also rich in nutrients and can be used regularly to avoid stone formation and treat issues like leucorrhoea and menstrual disorders. A recipe is provided for making a rasam soup using horsegram dal that is considered beneficial for controlling cholesterol.

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    Horsegram - Gahat

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    Gahat, also known as horsegram, is a crop grown in parts of India, Australia, Burma and Sri Lanka. It has various health benefits including helping to treat and prevent kidney stones. Traditional Ayurvedic medicine in hilly regions of India uses horsegram soup consumed twice daily for a month to help dissolve kidney stones. Horsegram is also rich in nutrients and can be used regularly to avoid stone formation and treat issues like leucorrhoea and menstrual disorders. A recipe is provided for making a rasam soup using horsegram dal that is considered beneficial for controlling cholesterol.

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    Gahat Horsegram

    The hilly regions of Garhwal and Kumaon have an incredible cure for kidney stones -- the gahat dal. Unfortunately, the miraculous effects of the dal are unknown in other parts of the country, despite the problem of stones in kidney being quite widespread. Ayurveda explains that gahat or horse-gram, as it is known in most parts of the world, is invaluable for getting rid of the stones because it is a diuretic (substance that increases urine flow). Gahat soup consumed twice a day for about a month proves to be the most effective. Besides, having gahat dal on a regular basis is the best way to avoid the formation of the stones. The dal should be taken more often in winter, as during this season vegetables causing stone formation are consumed more often. Gahat is also used as a treatment for leucorrhoea (discharge from vagina) and menstrual disorders in the hilly regions. Being rich in iron, proteins and calcium, the pulse is ideal for children. Apart from India, Gahat is also cultivated in the dry areas of Australia, Burma and Sri Lanka. There was confusion about its identity for a long time owing to its resemblance to the lobia pulse, but recently botanists have classified it as Dolichos biflorus(a variety of beans). Though the crop has high droughttolerance, it cannot stand floods and suffers from pod rot during wet conditions. But it can adapt to a wide range of soils, including the saline variety. Nutritional content of gahat dal Contents Protein Fat Carbohydrates Fibre Minerals In percentage 22 25 0.5 2 56 60 4.7 5.3 2.8 6.3

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    Horse Gram Dal Rasam Recipe

    Horse gram dal is supposed to be good to control the cholesterol besides other health benefits. You can make a simple dal preparation from it or make a delectable rasam out of it! Horse gram dal 1/2 cup Tamarind a small marble sized ball Tomato 3 nos Turmeric powder (haldi) 1/4 tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig Salt to taste Coriander leaves for garnishing For the paste: Pepper-1 tsp, Cumin (jeera) 2 tsp, coriander seeds-2 tsp grind with little water to form a thick paste Crush roughly the following ingredients Garlic- 3 flakes Dry red chilli 2 nos, Small sambar onion 3 nos (or 1 small normal onion) 1. Soak horse gram dal previous night 2. Next day morning cook it in 4.5 cups of water with turmeric and salt. (horse gram dal takes longer to cook as compared to the other lentils. Ensure it is cooked nicely) 3. Strain it and retain water. 4. Keep 3 tsps of cooked gram aside 5. Add to retained horse gram water, tamarind water and prepared paste and boil 6. Then add the crushed ingredients and 3 tsp of cooked gram. 7. Add finely chopped / crushed tomato, turmeric, salt and boil till the raw smell of tomato and tamarind goes off completely 8. Add curry leaves 9. Then add tadka as usual 10. Garnish with coriander leaves. Tempering / Tadka heat oil in a pan and add mustard, dry red chilli and add to the prepared rasam. Are you beginning to wonder what happens to the rest of the cooked horse gram? Heat little oil in a pan, add mustard, 1 dry red chili (chopped), tsp urad dal (white lentils) and add the remaining cooked horse gram dal. Season.. Add desiccated coconut and curry leaves. This preparation one can either have it as is with tea (substitute for snacks), with rice or chapatti.
    Source: http://www.akshayapatram.com/wp/horse-gram-dal-rasam-recipe/

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