In English
Significance of steam-cooked offering
Even the offering that is made to has great significance because it is prepared with gram flour and or pepper and enclosed in an outer covering made form flour paste and then cooked in steam without using oil. This is supposed to be a healthy and delicious food item according to the Ayurvedic system. Modern doctors also recognise the importance of such steam-cooked (rice cakes) which they recommend as post-operative diet for patients as it is easily digestible, too has the property of controlling formation and this food item gives relief from eye troubles and prevents gastric disorders.