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THREAD on #KonguCuisine

This thread is about common dishes cooked at most homes of #Kongunadu.

Some of them are very unique to be called #KonguFoods

#Cuisine
#KonguNadu
#Kongu
#Vellalar

(Any item left out, no offence, just comment please)
1. Aruseem Paruppu (அருசீம் பருப்பு சோறு).
This is the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind when speaking about #Kongu Cuisine.

Made from rice and lentils (துவரம் பருப்பு) as main ingredients - is an everyday dish of Kongu people. Some add onions, garlic..,

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2. Kollu Paruppu
A chutney made from Horse Gram (கொள்ளு) is another unique food item, very popular in Kongu region.

Served with rice & ghee - is a must at least once a week for many in their lunch.

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Are #fruits essential?
Sugar Bombs: I believed in & practiced "An Apple a day" idiom for couple decades. However stopped few years back. Most med sized fruits like banana, apple, orange, pear that we consume provide 22-25 gms of #Fructose, that is 5 teaspoons of Sugar. Huge!
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Fruits're similar to alcohol: Fructose is metabolized in liver (not small intestine). It doesn't provide any energy to the body/brain, so Liver has to convert & store the same as Fat : similar to alcohol. Fructose leads to fatty liver syndrome otherwise caused by alcohol
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Fruits have changed over years: They've been made lot more sweeter & altered its structure (smaller or no seeds, more sugary pulp). Also too many chemicals used from seed to market including very long shipping & storage. By the time it reaches your plate, it's no more fresh!
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#IMPORTANCEOF #COCONUTOIL FOR #HEALTHYBRAIN AND #BODY

In the United States, an estimated 5.4 million people have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. This figure is growing rapidly with the ageing population.

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One of them was Steve Newport. His wife, Mary Newport, was a doctor. Dr. Mary learned that her husband had severe Alzheimer's disease.

When the doctor examined her husband at the hospital, he asked Steve to paint a clock. Instead, he drew a few circles and

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then drew a few figures without any logic. It was not like a clock at all!.

The doctor pulled her aside and said: "Your husband is already on the verge of severe Alzheimer's disease!"

It turned out that it was a test of whether a person had Alzheimer's disease.

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