How to Grow (గసగసాలు,பாப்பி விதைகள்,खसखस)Poppy Seeds?
The tiny Kidney shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years. The seeds are used, whole or ground, as an ingredient in many foods, and they are pressed to yield poppyseed oil.
In Indian cuisine white poppy seeds are added for thickness, texture and also give added flavor to the recipe. Commonly used in the preparation of korma, ground poppy seed, along with coconut and other spices, are combined as the masala to be added at the end of the cooking step. It is quite hard to grind them when raw, so they are normally dry fried, and then mixed with a little water to get the right paste consistency.
Poppy flower seeds will start to germinate after 13 to 30 days
Use no fertilizer for this because it has capability to grow in poor soils .
It's Difficult to transplant , so plant them in outdoors
and
If you grow this indoors let's leave it to grow .
Flowers may attract the butterflies , bees ......to eat the seeds
Keep the Water Average in amount , in dry weather(పొడి వాతావరణం,शुष्क मौसम,வறண்ட வானிலை) and in hot weather and partial shade.
Remove the Dead flowers and check whether it has any seeds or not .
It may take 12 weeks to Complete grown of seeds in the flowers.
Health Benefits of Poppy Seeds
- It is Used as a Main Ingredient in many cooling Medicines.
- It a Source of Many Supplements like zinc,copper and iodine.
- Poppy Seeds add the Good Flavor to the Bakery Items like Bread,Cake etc.,
- It's a Good Medicine for Growing the Hair Healthier and Prevents the Dandruff.
- It Eliminates the Respiratory Problems.
Poppy Seeds in India
In Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh), white poppy seeds are called posto . They are very popular and are used as the main ingredient in a variety of dishes. One of the most popular dishes is aloo posto (potatoand poppy seeds) which consists of a large amount of ground poppy seeds cooked together with potatoes and made into a smooth, rich product, which is sometimes eaten with rice. There are many variants to this basic dish, replacing or complementing the potatoes with such ingredients as ons (pnyaj posto), Ridged Luffa (jhinge posto), chicken (murgi posto), and possibly the most popular prawns (chingri posto). The cooked poppy seeds are sometimes served without any accompanying ingredients at all. The consistency of the dish may vary depending on local or household traditions. There are many other posto dishes. Chadachadi is a dish from Bengali cuisine and includes long strips of vegetables, sometimes with the stalks of leafy greens added, all lightly seasoned with spices like mustard or poppy seeds and flavored with aphoron. One dish involves grilling patties made from posto, sometimes frying them (posto-r bora). Another dish involves simply mixing uncooked ground poppy seeds (kancha posto) with mustard oil, chopped green chili peppers, fresh onions and rice.
In Karnataka cuisine, Gasagase Payasa is very popular in southern part of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is a liquid dessert made out of white poppy seeds, jaggery, coconut and milk. Andhra cuisine also uses white poppy seeds, called Gasaalu in Telugu, in various recipes.
The seeds themselves do not contain significant amounts of opiates. But a poppy tea consumed in some areas and often referred to as doda has been controversial for containing ground opium poppy plant, especially the seed head, and contains significant levels of opiates.
Popular in some South Asian communities, doda is created by grinding dried poppy husks or poppy seeds into a fine powder and then ingesting the mix with hot water or tea. In Canada, doda is made from poppy plants brought in from Afghanistan and Arizona under the guise of legal purposes such as floral arrangements, but is sold illegally from some meat markets
Popular in some South Asian communities, doda is created by grinding dried poppy husks or poppy seeds into a fine powder and then ingesting the mix with hot water or tea. In Canada, doda is made from poppy plants brought in from Afghanistan and Arizona under the guise of legal purposes such as floral arrangements, but is sold illegally from some meat markets
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