Anne soppu benefits, anne soppu recipes
Anne soppu is rarely heard by many of us. Farmers know how to use Anne soppu plant and they use it in their diet which has a lot of health benefits. It is commonly found in the ragi, groundnut, horse gram cultivating fields and it grows on its own in those fields as a weed.
This plant also can be seen in river banks and grasslands. There is an idiom in Kannada 'Anne soppu thinnalu punya madirabeku' means 'blessed to eat Anne soppu'.
Anne soppu grows in India and other Asian countries. The plant needs less rainy dryland for its growth.
Anne soppu is called by different names in different places in India. Anne soppu is Kannada name for the plant whereas Anne soppu in English is kwilgrass, silver strike cockscomb, flamingo feathers, wheat celosia, in Hindi Gadrya, Garke, suphad murg, survari in Bengali it is called shwethmurg, in Tamil it is called as pannai Keerai, in Telugu gurugu panchachettu and in Sanskrit, it is called vitunna, Mayurashika, Rudrajata and its scientific name is Celosia argentea. This plant belongs to the Amaranth family
Anne soppu is not generally grown by farmers, this plant itself grows like weeds in the fields of Ragi, Rice, Corn, Groundnut and horse gram. As it is an easily available nutritious plant which became part of the diet of farmers for ages. It has a special place in the food of village farmers.
There are two varieties of Anne soppu plant based on the pattern of leaves namely Kolu anne or chitta anne and Battalu anne or dodda anne. Kolu anne plant has tapered leaves whereas Battalu anne has broad and oval-shaped leaves. The leaves of this battalu anne are blue shaded with a red shade. Chitta anne or kolu anne is specially selected for cooking.
This plant starts growing at the time of the rainy season and it is available till the summer season. Although it is a weed in fields of a variety of crops, it is used by the farmers in their food as green.
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Anne soppu plant has a soft stem and leaves and it grows from one foot to three feet. The flowers of this plant are white mixed with red colour. Flowers are very beautiful with a cone shape.
Anne soppu leaves taste a little sweet and bitter. The leaves are packed with rich nutrients. It is easily digested and benefits our body a lot. Anne soppu is used in the preparation of Soppina saru, massoppu, hulsoppu, bassaru, upsaru, thambuli, majjige huli, chutney, huli saru, palya, stir fry and many more recipes.
Many studies are conducted nowadays about the nutritional benefits of Anne soppu revealed that it contains a rich amount of protein and carbohydrates. It is also rich in Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B and C, fibre and minerals which is necessary for our body.
Anne soppu benefits
Helps in digestion
As Anne soppu contains fibre and other nutrients which helps in digestion. It avoids constipation and treats many digestive disorders. It is a great food who have constipation problem.
Frees radicals from the body
Anne soppu has the property of diuretic, it helps to remove unwanted radicals from the body. Regular use of these leaves detoxifies our body.
Helps to control mouth ulcers
Anne soppu contains vitamin in rich quantity which treats mouth ulcers. It also treats blood disorders and keeps the liver healthy.
Anne soppu for immunity
As these leaves are packed with nutrients, regular use of this with our food increases our body immunity and keeps the diseases at bay. It also improves the health of our skin and eye.
For scorpion bite
Ane soppu paste applied on the scorpion bite, helps in the healing of the wound. It also cures itching.
Anne soppu recipes.
Anne soppu used in the preparation of many dishes like majjige uppu saru, bassaru, hulsoppu, paly and chutney. These dishes goes well with rice, ragi mudde and rotti.
Anne soppu massoppu recipe
Ingredients needed
Anne soppu 200 gram
Tomato 1
Onion 1
Green chillies 3-5
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Garlic cloves 6-8
Dhaniya powder 1 tsp
Toor dal 100 gm
Salt to taste
Cooking oil 1 tsp
For seasoning
Cooking oil 2-4 tsp
Onion 1
Garlic cloves 4-5
Red chilli 1
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Preparation
Boil 1/2 litre of water in a vessel. Add soaked toor dal and 1 tsp of cooking oil.
After too dal half cooks, add onion, tomato garlic.
As the toor dal cooks, add dhaniya powder and soppu and cook it well.
After it cooks well grind it coarsely with grated coconut and add salt to it.
Then boil this massoppu for about 3-4 minute and finally season it.
This massoppu goes well with ragi mudde, rice and rotti.
Anne soppin hulsoppu recipe
Ingredients needed
Anne soppu 200 gm
Onion 1
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Green chillies 3-4
Garlic cloves 7-8
Tamarind pulp 1/2 tsp
Cumin 1 tsp
For seasoning
Cooking oil 2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Onion sliced 1
Garlic 7-8 cloves
Preparation
Take two cups of water in a vessel, add green chillies to it.
As the water boils, add anne soppu to it. Cook it for about 5 minutes.
Then strain the water and remove excess water from the leaves.
Then grind cooked leaves with cumin, tamarind, onion, garlic and boiled green chilli.
Add salt to taste and mix well.
Then season it with mustard seeds, garlic, onion in a vessel.
When it fries, add the ground mixture to it. Cook it for 3-4 minutes.
This hulsoppu goes well with ragi mudde, rice and rotti.
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The opinions expressed herein are authors personal opinions and do not represent any one's view in anyway, do not use this information to diagnose or treat your problem without consulting your physician. Remedies here mentioned are used for ages may not be clinically proven.
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