Doctors across the world suggest consuming spinach for its nutritional benefits. Spinach is filled with vitamins, fiber, iron, and potassium required for one’s health. From a variety of salads to delicious curries, spinach can be cooked and consumed according to one’s taste preferences.
While we know spinach is healthy, to retain all the nutrients, it is important to know the different cooking methods that aid better absorption of the nutrients.

Our ancestors were the masters of combing ingredients in recipes to make them delicious and healthy. To name a few, Bogar, Agathiyar, Therayar, Romarishi, Pulasthiyar, Machamuni have all prescribed numerous recipes using spinach that are said to cure a lot of diseases and deficiencies.
One such medicinal recipe prescribed by Bogar in Bogar Sabdhakandam (Bogar 7000) is ‘Ponangkanni Karpam’, a delicious medicinal recipe using Water Amaranth (also known as ponanganni keerai). Bogar has also mentioned that this medicine tends to cure infections, polyps and even regulate diabetes!
Do watch this healthy delicious recipe using Water Amaranth (ponanganni keerai) as prescribed by Bogar.