what to eat on dwadashi day

 What to eat on Dwadashi Day

On one Ekadashi day, Dharmaraja invited Lord Sri Krishna to his abode for lunch on Dwadashi.  Sri Krishna accepted the invitation gladly.  

Upon knowing this, Duryodhana also invited Sri Krishna for lunch on Dwadashi.

Sri Krishna, in dilemma, said “whoever cooks a meal with 108 vegetables, I will eat at their place”.  

Duryodhana immediately sent all his people to different markets to purchase the vegetables.   He finally managed to get 105 different vegetables and was still looking for 3 more. 

He got restless and checked on Dharmaraja.  He found Dharmaraja to be very casual and relaxed, with no anxiety about the next day’s lunch preparation.

On Dwadashi, Sri Krishna arrived at Duryodhana’s abode and found that he was still struggling to arrange for the last 3 vegetables.  

Lord Krishna says he will visit Dharmaraja and get back.

After a while, Duryodhana finds Lord Krishna returning happily after a sumptuous meal at Dharmaraja’s place.

Duryodhana becomes upset on how did Dharmaraja manage to get 108 vegetables when he could not and asked Sri Krishna with curiosity on what was served

Lord Krishna says “I had a sumptuous meal of Rice with shunti / ginger chutney and a dish with Agase soppu.

Ginger consists of 38 nutrients and Agase soppu consists of 70 different nutrients.

So, the mythology traces back to the ritual of shunti/ginger chutney and agase soppu served on every Dwadashi meal after the Ekadashi fast

Our food traditions and wisdom are the proven elixir for long healthy life led by our ancestors by eating the right food in the right time

Agase is so nutrient dense and can cater to all the health needs of a human, you name it and it has.

It is called the king of green leaves because of its innumerable health benefits and medicinal value.  

It is the best food to remove toxins from the body and should be consumed twice a month only in small amount.

Understand our traditional green leaves and use them correctly at the right time.  No superfood can ever equate it.

August Tree leaves/Hummingbird tree leaves (English)/Agathi Keerai (Tamil)/Agase Soppu (Kannada)/Avisa (Telugu)/Gaach Munga (Hindi)/Akatti (Malayalam)

Agase – the king of leaves, do include both the leaves and the flowers when available, as part of your meal once a fortnight regularly.

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