Medicinal Properties
This recipe is an appetizer and digestive in nature. It increases the digestive fire, thus it is eaten as starter.

Dosha Analysis:
Neem pacifies pitta and kapha but increases vata dosha. Eggplant increases kapha and pitta and pacifies vata dosha . Thus, this recipe pacifies all the doshas.

Ingredients:

• Fresh Neem Leaves - 1 cup
• Brinjal small pcs - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tsp.

Preparation:

1. Simply fry the neem leaves, without oil, and crush them.
2. Heat a pan and add oil. After tempering it, add cumin seeds. When they turn brown, add brinjal pcs. Add salt and turmeric powder and cook all together. When the mixture turns soft, add the crushed neem leaves and mix.
3. Serve it with rice as starter.

If you live outside India, it is not possible to get fresh neem leaves, however, if you know someone in India, ask them to send you some dried neem leaves or you can pick some up yourself the next time you are visiting India. Dried neem leaves work just as well, although you may need to use more to get the same strong bitterness.

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