AGATHI KEERAI THUVARAN / PORIYAL Agathi Keerai is classified under the green leafy vegetables category. For those who are not familiar with this green, Agathi Keerai is also known as; Hummingbird Tree Leaves or West Indian pea tree. Botanical Name: Sesbania grandiflora Agathi keerai is used in cooking in India , Sri Lanka , Malaysia , Indonesia , Vietnam , mainly in the South east Asia pacific regions wherein its widely grow n and eaten. There are two kinds of West Indian Pea tree - one with red flowers and the other with white flowers. It’s the white flower West Indian Pea Tree that’s suitable for c ooking. My grandma used to say that Agathi keerai also known as “Aath u keerai” at my home has cooling properties and she used to insist on eating our greens without making a fuss when we were kids. Eating Agathi keerai has a lot of benefits - It is a tonic It is cooling It helps in digestion It will cure ulcers in the stomach It is a laxative It balances p...