Poondu Legiyam/Garlic Legiyam

Garlic Legiyam is an excellent remedy for acidity, improves digestion also enhance the secretion of breast milk supply. This can be given to any age group. Garlic is good to reduce bad cholesterol.

Especially for nursing mother its good if they have a tsp twice daily which will help to secret milk without any prescribed medicine also protect babies from acidity, indigestion problem. This is recommended to me by my grandmother also posting this after my own experience in nursing my baby. Will post more baby foods and home remedies in upcoming day whatever followed by me for lactation and postpartum.

Preparation time: 5mins

Cook time: 20mins

Total time: 25mins

Cuisine: Indian

Type: Home Remedy, Lactation

Author: Nivi Marshal

Ingredients:

Garlic pods- 2

Jaggery powder/Palm jaggery- ¼ cup or more

Ghee/Gingelly oil- 1tsp

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How to prepare Poondu Legiyam:

• Peel the skin of garlic cloves. In a pan add water and cook till soft.
• Mash the garlic and add the jaggery powder, cook till the mixture thickens and starts leaving the sides of the pan.
•  Add ghee or gingelly oil mix well remove from the flame and allow cooling. Refrigerate for 3-4 in an air tight container and consume using dry spoon.

Tips:

• You can also pressure cook the garlic if you are running out of time. Preferably cook in an iron or steel pan.
• If using this remedy for lactation, its preferred to use palm jaggery and gingelly oil.
• If using jaggery or palm jaggery having impurities melt them with 2tbsp of water and strain using tea strainer then add to the mashed garlic.
• Don’t consume water immediately after having this leiyam as its medicinal benefits may get suppressed.

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