Indian Spice- Garden Cress Seeds/Saliyal Vithai/Halim Seeds - GLOSSARY, what is aliv seeds?, culinary uses of garden cress seeds/aliv seeds, how to purchase and store aliv seeds?

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What is Garden Cress Seed?/Aliv Seeds Uses/Saliyal Uses/Halim Seeds Uses/Saliya Seed

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• ABOUT - "GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/ALIV SEEDS/SALIYAL"
• APPEARANCE OF ALIV SEEDS/GARDEN CRESS SEEDS
• FEW INDIAN REGIONAL OR VERNACULAR NAMES OF GARDEN CRESS SEEDS
• FLAVOUR OF GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/ALIV SEEDS/SALIYAL
• INDIAN CULINARY USES OF ALIV SEEDS/GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/SALIYAL
• TIPS TO BUY AND STORE GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/ALIV SEEDS/SALIYAL

ABOUT - "GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/ALIV SEEDS/SALIYAL VITHAI"

Lepidium sativum is commonly known as garden cress. It is an edible annual herb related to the mustard family. It is grown for edible shoots, leaves, and seeds. The baby leaves are used in salads and the well-matured plant produces small pink to white flowers and small seed pods. Each seed pods contain 2-3 seeds and those seeds are called garden cress seeds aliv seeds (Marathi) or Halim (Hindi) or saliyal vithai (Tamil) or poor man’s pepper.

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APPEARANCE OF GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/ALIV SEEDS/SALIYAL VITHAI

Garden cress seeds/Aliv seeds are tiny, smooth, slightly long oval-shaped, pointed and triangular in shape. The seeds are scarlet (reddish-brown) in colour.

FEW INDIAN REGIONAL OR VERNACULAR NAMES FOR GARDEN CRESS SEEDS

Hindi name – Halim/Haleem.

Marathi name – Aliv seeds/Aaliv seeds.

Gujarati name – Asalio.

Tamil name – Saliya/Saliyal vithai.

Malayalam name – Ashaali/Asali.

Rajasthani name – Asaliyo.

Sanskrit name – Chandrashura.

Urdu name – Chansur/Halon.

Kannada name – Alvi seeds.

Bengali name – Halim shaak/Halime beej.

Assamese name – Halim shaak.

English name – Garden cress seeds.

FLAVOUR OF GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/ALIV SEEDS/SALIYAL VITHAI

Aliv seeds/Garden cress seeds have a mild peppery aroma and tangy taste.

INDIAN CULINARY USES OF ALIV SEEDS/GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/SALIYAL VITHAI

Aliv seeds or garden cress seeds are a lesser-known traditional ingredient used for medicinal purposes, especially post-pregnancy recovery and lactation.

Aliv seeds can be used to make both sweet and savoury dishes.

In the northern part of India, aliv seeds are used to make various sweet recipes like ALIV LADDOOS, HALIM KHEER, ASALIYO CHIKKI etc.

In the southern part of India particularly Tamilnadu, Tamil-speaking Muslims use saliyal/aliv seeds to make MARUNDHU PODI (medicinal powder) and later use it in a MARUNDHU SORU (medicinal rice). This special rice MARUNDHU SORU is given to new mothers, puberty girls and boys.

It is also used to make SALIYAL KANJI, SALIYAL PAYASAM etc.

Roasted aliv seeds/garden cress seeds can be added to soups and smoothies.

TIPS TO BUY AND STORE GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/ALIV SEEDS/SALIYAL VITHAI

Aliv seeds are available in Indian country drug stores (nattu marundhu Kadai) and also in the online market.

When buying aliv seeds, look for fresh, crispy, moisture-free seeds.

HOW TO STORE GARDEN CRESS SEEDS/HALIM SEEDS/SALIYAL VITHAI/ALIV SEEDS?

Always clean and store the aliv seeds in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. They easily stay fresh for 3-4 months.

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