Book Title: Uncommon Food to Value Added Products: A Comprehensive Study
Editor: Dr. Swati Nakhale
ISBN: 978-81-971828-5-3
Chapter: 8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59646/fvapc8/163
Author: Prachi Pravin Wankhede, Student, Indian Institute of Food Science and Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Abstract:
Vadi is a traditional fried snack of South Asia. It is fritter originating from the Indian subcontinents. They are sold by street vendors and served in restaurant in south Asia. The making process of Vadi is not standardized and is laborious and oily. Keeping these limitations in view, the present study was undertaken to develop a ‘elephant creeper Vadi’ as well as the standardization of batter and also baked instead of deep frying. The elephant creeper was prepared in elephant creeper leaves to analyzed nutritive properties. elephant creeper Argeria nervosa syn. A. speciosa Sweet (Family Convolvulaceae) is used in the traditional systems of medicine as well as in local health traditions. It is found throughout India up to an altitude of 300 m. In the indigenous system of medicine, the plant is used to treat chronic ulcers, gonorrhea, strangury and gleet. The root of this plant is used for rheumatism, gonorrhea, chronic ulcer and diseases of nervous system. It is also used us a tonic, diuretic and aphrodisiac. The research records of a notable traditional Ayurvedic practitioner in Kerala, India, the grandfather of one of us revealed that use of A. nervosa root by men would increase the chances of getting male offspring.