Takravataka, Takravaṭaka, Takra-vataka: 1 definition

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Takravataka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Takravaṭaka (तक्रवटक) is the name of dish and a variety of Vaṭaka featuring Māṣa (black-gram) as an ingredient, described as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.

(Ingredients of Takravaṭaka): black gram flour, salt, asafoetida, cumin seeds, buttermilk, pepper and coriander leaves.

(Cooking instructions): Add roasted and powdered asafoetida, cumin seeds and salt into buttermilk. Prepare vaṭakas as described earlier and soak these into the butter milk. This preparation is called as Takravaṭaka. The prepared vaṭakas when soaked in gruel are termed as kāñcivaṭaka. If they are soaked in tamarind water then they are termed as āmlikāvaṭaka.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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