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Mahua Lata Recipe: Mahua Lata is a desi superfood that provides energy, relief from pain and arthritis in winter. You can make this and cook it comfortably for a month. Know its recipe and benefits from Urmila Tiwari of Rewa.
Rewa News: Earlier, Mahua was cooked in every house as soon as the winter season arrived. Roasted Mahua was pounded with roasted flax seeds or sesame seeds. He used to grind Mahua Lata and keep it for a month. So that one can get relief from the pain of diseases like arthritis. Now people are a little mistaken. Its breakfast is also healthy. This is what Urmila Tiwari, a resident of Rewa, has to say.
Urmila tells that when we were young, our mother used to keep roasted Mahua at our place, when our father used to work in the fields, we used to take Lata there and eat it. We used to drink water after eating Mahua Latta, which made the water taste good. Old fashioned people say that one cannot drink water on such an empty stomach. If there is a little mahua linseed and sesame lata then drinking water also becomes enjoyable. This is a pure thing. Mahua is eaten in many ways in Baghelkhand, such as Mahua Lata, Mahua Kathi, Mahua Pua, these things are made. Mahua is sweet, hence jaggery does not require sugar and is also good to eat.
How to make Mahua Lata?
First fry the Mahua in a pan or an earthen pot. Roast flaxseeds too, if you are adding sesame seeds then roast them too and grind them well while still hot. Then keep it in a box. You can eat it comfortably throughout the month.
nothing less than a boon in winter
Urmila tells that in the winter season, Lata made from Mahua is a panacea for many diseases, because according to Ayurveda, Mahua is a cure for mucus, bile and cough. This is a panacea for paralysis and arthritis patients. It is very easy to make, it just takes a little effort while kneading, but this desi recipe of Baghelkhand is a treasure of taste and health.
