Comments on: Brahmi

By: Nanthan

Nanthan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:53:27 +0000

ok. i think it may not be Brahmi. It looks similar to another herb called Vallarai or Gotukola.

By: Arun Shanbhag

Arun Shanbhag — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:11:14 +0000

Thank you Varada Mai for sharing this important aspect of our culture!
You are truly a store house of knowledge. Please continue to write and share more!
Namaskar

By: priya

priya — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:05:45 +0000

please note that this herb is not brahmi this is kudangal in malayalam, sorry i dont know any other name . brahmi is another herb.anyways u r doing a splendid job

Shilpa: Priya, as per Wikipedia, brahmi name is shared between this herb and another one with a slightly thick leaves.

By: Arathi

Arathi — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:15:31 +0000

Tienke, Brahmi is not Gingko biloba.
Gingko biloba is a tree and a gymnosperm. Male and female trees are different and fruits from the female tree are really stinky.
Brahmi is Centella asiatica (Indian pennywort), a small spreading plant almost close to the ground and as shown in the picture does not grow very tall.

By: SriKrishnaveni

SriKrishnaveni — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:22:45 +0000

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By: Tienke

Tienke — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:09:37 +0000

Is Gingko Biloba not another name for that too?

By: sri

sri — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:42:33 +0000

Hi, Happy Sri Rama Navami!

By: geetha

geetha — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:15:25 +0000

hi
i am a regular visitor of your site. good job.i am also konkani and live in dallas.I saw todays post of brahmi. Where do you get these.Its been years since i had chutney made of brahme

By: Ashwini

Ashwini — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:25:11 +0000

Truely good article.
I came across your “sun dried” items section too.
I have a question. can we microvave these fritters? if so how? let me know the temprature adjustment please

By: Selvi

Selvi — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:24:19 +0000

What a wonderful information mami. When I was a kid my mother used to make this tambli for rice and we eat this with hot rice and a bit of ghee. It tasted very good at that time.

Is watercress is the same family or group as Brahmi? Because I live in US and I have difficulty finding this. Once in a while I get in a chinese store.

Shilpa: I am not sure about watercress. Few years ago in one of the grocery stores here, I found these leaves and they were labeled as watercress. Later I came to know about the watercress that is used in salads. I have tried the tambli many times with watercress and we love it. Donno the connection with brahmi. You might check wiki.