Togari beLe Chutney Pudi

Togari beLe Chutney Pudi

"Togari beLe Chutney Pudi" is made from toor dal/split pigeon pea, along with dry coconut, red chillies, curry leaves, garlic pods, tamarind, salt and oil.

It is part of the postpartum diet for mothers of new borns. It is served along with hot cooked rice and a dash of ghee.

KariBevu Chutney Pudi / Curry Leaf Chutney Pudi

KariBevu Chutney Pudi

"KariBevu Chutney Pudi" is made from a combination of curry leaves, split black gram, split chickpea, dry coconut, red chillies, jaggery, salt and tamarind.

It is served to new mothers as part of postpartum diet. New mothers are served this blend along with hot cooked rice and a dash of ghee.

Bananthi Pudi

Bananthi Pudi

"Bananthi Pudi" is an excellent postpartum/post pregnancy food. It is made of cumin seeds(jeerige), fennel seeds(saunf), carom seeds(ajwain/ om kaLu) and pepper corns(meNasu).

Traditionally new mothers are served this particular spice blend to improve the digestion of both the new born and the mother. It reduces flatulence and acidity in mothers of new borns.

The new mother starts her meals by mixing about 1 tsp of this powder with a morsel of cooked rice and a dash of ghee. When breast feeding mothers of colicky babies consume this dish regularly, it helps soothe the baby to a certain extent.