What is arrowroot powder (koovapodi)? What are the health benefits?

Arrowroot powder (koovapodi) is a  natural gluten free unmodified starch in dry powder form.Arrowroot is a plant and starch comes from the rhizome of Maranta arundinacea, L., which is about 23% starch.The tubers of Arrowroot yield a white edible starch called Arrowroot powder. The tubers are harvested and scraped, washed and then rubbed on a machine to produce a pulp. The pulp is washed with cold water allowed to settle and then washed again, the whole process is repeated until the sediment is pure white, It is then sun-dried and allowed to harden into a cake which is then ground to a powder for use.

Health benefits and medicinal values of arrowroot powder (koovapodi)

Arrowroot powder this white coloured starch main nutritional value is an easily digested.It is often used as an easy-to-digest form of nutrition for infants and people recovering from illness. Arrowroot also has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties and may be applied as an ointment or poultice

Culinary uses of arrowroot powder (koovapodi)

Arrowroot has a large number of culinary uses. It is used in sauces, biscuits, jellies, cakes, puddings, fruit pie fillings, and glazes as a thickening agent. It is also used as a replacement for corn starch. Arrowroot powder can also be used in place of flour

Its name literally derived from the from the popular ancient Indian use of the herb as an antidote to the poisoned-tipped arrows that were used to kill in battle. In the Caribbean, arrowroot plant is a dietary staple, and thus, the name may also have originated from the phrase aru-aru, which means meal of meals

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