Noakhali’s Popular and Delicious Wax Gourd Curry with Coconut

Wax gourd is a popular fruit vegetable in Bangladesh. In Sanskrit, it is called 'Kushmand'. We see two types of pumpkin in the market - red or yellow pumpkin. And white pumpkin. Although relatively cheap, both types of pumpkin are the basis of quality. The scientific name of wax gourd is Benincasa hispida. During the Corona period, doctors are asking people to eat more yellow fruits and yellow-colored curries. Because these contain high levels of vitamins necessary for health. Wax gourd soup curry with coconut Noakhali's popular and delicious recipe Wax Gourd Curry with Coconut Apart from eating wax gourd as a curry, it is also eaten by making morabba, halwa, payes and pumpkin bars. Not only wax gourd, but also its young leaves and tips can be eaten as vegetables. Wax gourd contains vitamins, minerals, sugars and fiber, so wax gourd has many benefits. Pumpkin cures many diseases including tuberculosis, constipation and gastritis. Pumpkin is rich in various nutrients. Pumpkin contains – food energy, protein, sugar, fiber, fat, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium, cholesterol, iron, zinc, phosphorus. According to Ayurveda, pumpkin is nutritious, increases sperm count and increases stamina. It removes blood defects i.e. blood disorders, reduces the incidence of wind. Young pumpkin is cooling and bile-killing. However, medium-sized raw pumpkin is said to be expectorant. Large ripe pumpkin is not cooling, but if boiled with a little soda or salt, it increases appetite, helps digestion quickly, cleanses the bladder, cures mental disorders and removes many other body defects. Ripe pumpkin seeds work as a medicine for constipation. As an antimicrobial agent, pumpkin helps to eliminate harmful bacteria in the stomach and intestines. It fights against gastrointestinal infections or ulcers. It helps to eliminate the acid produced in the stomach due to spicy food or prolonged fasting. Pumpkin has many more medicinal properties than ripe red pumpkin. It is good for the heart, eliminates mental disorders, eliminates thirst, eliminates aversion, removes rheumatism, bile, and phlegm. Pumpkin is a great medicine for polyuria or diabetes and stone disease. The oil extracted from pumpkin seeds is also choleretic, cooling, good for hair growth, but is also astringent and expectorant. Pumpkin leaves also have sugar and stone-killing properties. Grinding pumpkin juice with a little sugar and saffron improves indigestion, increases nutrition, keeps the lungs healthy, and is beneficial in various diseases. Great medicine for tuberculosis. Eating pumpkin juice every day relieves the symptoms of tuberculosis. Pumpkin helps stop bleeding, in cases where blood comes out with cough, eating pumpkin juice will improve. This stops the bleeding. Eat pumpkin juice mixed with 3 to 4 teaspoons of sugar. Whatever the bleeding is, it will stop. It is even better to mix the juice of Basak leaves with it. Helps reduce weight and fat. Pumpkin helps reduce body weight and fat. It facilitates blood circulation in the blood vessels. Pumpkin can also be eaten as an alternative to high-calorie foods. Feeling light-headed due to body damage, no memory, in this case, its dried shell (you have to squeeze the water and dry it) mixed with 2 to 3 grams of honey should be eaten; this will remove that defect. Eating pumpkin or pumpkin increases the ability to work, nourishes the body. Grinding the ripe pumpkin seeds, frying them in ghee, baking them in sugar, making laddus and eating them regularly every day increases energy and also removes the weakness that comes from overwork. All doctors know what problems arise when the heart is enlarged. In this case, it would be good to make a habit of feeding the patient ripe pumpkin halwa. This vegetable is strong, nutritious, and also keeps the lungs healthy. No matter where it is in the stomach, if you dry and burn (internally) the pumpkin seeds and drink its powder (half a gram in quantity) with hot water, you will get relief. Approximately 2 grams of pumpkin seeds should be taken with water. Pumpkin seeds kill worms. If you have a flatulence and poor urination, then massaging the juice of the pumpkin on the stomach within 10 to 15 minutes will help both. [ Again, extracting two to four teaspoons of pumpkin juice and mixing it with sugar and consuming it cures heartburn or indigestion. Pumpkin is the cheapest and most affordable medicine for jaundice. Drying pumpkin pieces in the sun and grinding them into powder or cooking fresh pumpkin curry will cure jaundice quickly. It is also beneficial for epilepsy and dementia. Regular consumption of pumpkin jam reduces headaches, cures dizziness, cures dementia and gives you very good sleep. Pumpkin juice is also very helpful in skin and hair care. Regular application of pumpkin juice on the skin and hair makes the hair shiny and the skin beautiful. Pumpkin also helps in preventing the signs of aging. Pumpkin seeds also relieve gastric dise...