Tamerind : sAthvikam ?

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Dear Sri Anand :

I have looked up the entire AhAra Niyamam

of Swami Desikan for you . The only reference

to PuLI is the section , where our AchArya states

that food that is excessively sour ( Kodum

PuLippu ) is to be avoided along with those ,

which are excessively sharp ( hot ) .

The statement is to avoid " mikka kaaramum ,

puLippum ullavai" .

Tamarind is not expressly spelled out

in the context of the enormous spelling out

of other foods to be avoided .

 

In moderation . Tamaringd is good for digestion ,

taste and has oxalic acid . My gandfather's brother

got a hole in his alimentary canal however from

excessive use of Tamarind in his preparations .

 

Lemon and lime are good substitutes for PuLi ,

but PuLI need not be avoided as long as it is used

in moderation .

V.Sadagopan

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Sri :

 

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Dear Bhakti Group Members ,

 

Namo NArAyanA. Kindly accept adiyens pranAmams .

 

Adiyen needs a clarification about Tamerind (puLi).Is it sAthvikam

/ rAjasam ? Has Swami Desikan mentioned anything about it in 'AhAra

Niyamam" ?

 

Can someone kindly answer this .

 

namo nArAyanA

 

adiyen anantha padmanAbha dAsan

 

 

 

sarvam sri krishnArpanamastu