Thursday 3 April 2014

"Hisalu" scientific name "Rubus ellipticus" basically found in hilly areas in forest, agricultural areas and in grassland, which is also known as Yellow Himalayan Raspberry. It is a thorny shrub originates from southern area. This spices is almost about to vanish because of  its unawareness. So let you introduce about a simple and basic recipe of it i.e                                                                            
                                                             




 "JHANGORA HISALU PHIRNI".


Ingredients:

Jhangora (Millet)                         100 gm
Milk                                            2 liter
Water                                          2 cup
Sugar                                          1/2 cup
Cardamom powder                      2 gm
Walnut                                         5 gm
Hisalu                                           250 gm
Cream (Malai)                             50 gm



Method:


  • Soak Jhangora for at least 1 hour
  • Grind it in coarse form
  • Boil milk in a pan
  • After first boiling add coarse jhangora
  • Stir it properly while cooking to avoid lumps
  • Add sugar, cardamom powder, coarse walnut 
  • Mix it properly
  • Chill it in refrigerator  
  • Mash hisalu and take out pulp from it
  • Mix pulp in phirni along with cream
  • Garnish it with some dry fruits and raisin.                                                                                



Health benefits of Hisal


  1. The juice of the root is used in fever, gastric troubles, diarrhea and dysentery.
  2. A paste of root can be used to cure wound.   


FACTS


  • THIS SPICES HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS AMONG 100 OF THE "WORLD'S WORST" INVADERS.

  

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