Comments on: Madurai Idly Kadai Special – Kushboo Idly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:24:11 +0000

I am shocked to read here about the use of castor seeds.
It contains ricin a poisonous substance. It was used as a purgative in ancient India. Never eat such poisonous stuff.Ricin, from the castor oil plant Ricinus communis, is a highly toxic, naturally occurring protein. A dose as small as a few grains of salt can kill an adult. The LD50 of ricin is around 22 micrograms per kilogram (1.76 mg for an average adult, around 1/228 of a standard aspirin tablet (0.4 g gross)) in humans if exposure is from injection or inhalation.[1] Oral exposure to ricin is far less toxic and lethal dose can be up to 20–30 milligrams per kilogram.

By: Malar Gandhi

Malar Gandhi — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:41:18 +0000

Dear Friend,

Thank you for the compliments. I soaked the castor seeds for couple of hours to remove the shells, I guess even dry toast should work! However, removing the shell were bit hard part for me...hope you could manage it:)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:38:22 +0000

Good Blog.. thanks for wonderful recipes.. Can you please tell me how to remove the shell of the castor seeds?

By: indiancook

indiancook — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:36:54 +0000

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By: Malar Gandhi

Malar Gandhi — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:52:50 +0000

Castor seeds are also called aamanaku vidhai in Tamil, it could be found in Indian grocery stores, in India.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:56:50 +0000

what are castor seeds?& where do you get them? pls help:)
mala