Botanical name of this tree is Azadirachta indica! The whole tree has lots and lots of medicinal value! It deserves seperate new post! Well to make it simple…this dry flower/ fresh for that reason is best to get rid of intestinal problems. Its vermifugal, kills worms in the intestines.

They prepare nice pachadi in Andhra for Ugadhi using fresh neem flowers! Will post that later!:)

Ingredients:

Dried neem flowers 2 spoons
Tamarind water 5 cups(lemon size tamarind soaked in water and blend, then filtered)
Garlic 6-10 cloves – with skin, semi crushed
Dry red chilies 5
Curry leaves 3-5 twigs
Rasam Powder 2 spoons(or use 1 spoon of pepper powder and 1 spoon of cumin powder)
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Asafoetida 1/4 spoon
Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon
Ghee 1 spoon
Oil 2-4 spoons
Fresh neem flowers for garnishing 1 spoon(optional)

Method:

In a small pan, heat ghee. Fry dried neem flowers in it, till it turns deep brown to black color. It will be too aromatic. Fry them over low heat-medium heat. Set them aside.

In a deep Iron wok, heat oil. Add mustard and cumin seeds. Let them pop and splutter well.

Then add asafoetida, dry red chilies, crushed garlic and curry leaves to it. Fry them till fragrant.

Now add salt, turmeric, rasam powder and fried neem flowers to it. Followed by tamarind water.

Do not cover them….let it boil once or twice.

Garnish them with fresh neem flowers. Serve them hot with plain steam cooked rice.