One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides

It seems ayurvedic medicine
recommends the pagaga for treating asthma,
anaemia and other blood disorders 

In my garden now I have 11 varieties of herbs, popularly used in Malaysian cuisine, not that I am a very great cook though!
 

Lime is used to make the ever popular
 lime juice drinks and in various Malaysian
dishes

Basil is used in many Thai, Vietnamese
and Malaysian dishes

Bunga telang (clitoria) is used to give the
blue  colour to nyonya delicacies and the blue colour to 
rice in nasi kerabu (blue rice served with
a variety of fresh vegetables/ herbs)

Kaduk gives a very distinctive taste to some
Malaysian dishes

Screwpine leaves are ever so important in the
 making of Malaysian delicacies and deserts
to add aroma

Daun kesom or hot mint leaves are an essential
ingredient in some Malaysian dishes, also used as a
condiment for laksa

Kafir lime leaves are used extensively in Thai cooking,
like tomyam, also used in Malaysian curries and rending.
  

 


Mint leaves are a must for Malaysia's
Assam laksa and also some other dishes


















One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides - W.E. Johns, The passing Show

As the name implies, Curry leaves are a must
for the curry dish 



Turmeric leaves are also used in curries
and other Malaysian dishes