Lemon basil

Lemon Basil, hoary basil,  Thai lemon basil, Darlene Anne Schmidt  ko kuma Lao basil, Dorothy Culloty  (Ocimum × africanum) wani nau'ine

Tushen lemun tsami na lemun tsayi kuma na iya girma har zuwa 20-40 cm (8-20 in) tsawo.  Yana da fararen furanni a ƙarshen lokacin rani zuwa farkon fall. Shafuka suna kama da ganye na basil, amma suna da ƙanƙanta tare da ƙananan gefuna. Tsire-tsire suna samuwa akan shuka bayan furewa kuma sun bushe akan shuke-shuke.

Lemon basil sanannen ganye ne acikin abincin Larabawa, Indonesian, Filipino, Lao, Malay, Indiya, Farisa da kuma Thai.

Manazarta

Category:Shuka

 Uses 

Dorothy Culloty   A cikin girkin Laos (inda ake kiransa *pak i tou*), ana amfani da *lemon basil* sosai a cikin miya, jollof, curries, da abincin da ake soya, domin ita ce irin basil da ake amfani da ita mafi yawa a Laos. Yawancin miya a Laos na buƙatar amfani da lemon basil domin babu wata basil da za ta iya maye gurbinta. Shahararren miya na Laos da ake kira or lam na amfani da lemon basil a matsayin muhimmin sinadari.

Lemon Basil ita ce Basil daya tilo da ake amfani da ita a cikin abincin Indonesiya, inda ake kiranta kemangi . Ana yawan cin shi danye tare da salati ko lalp (dannye kayan lambu) tare da sambal . Ana amfani da basil lemun tsami sau da yawa don kakar wasu jita-jita na Indonesiya, kamar curries, miya, stew da tururi ko gasassun jita-jita. A Tailandia, Lemon Basil, wanda ake kira maenglak ( Thai   ), yana ɗaya daga cikin nau'ikan basil da ake amfani da su a cikin abincin Thai . Ana amfani da ganyen a cikin wasu curries na Thai kuma shima ba makawa ne ga abincin noodle tasa khanom chin nam ya . A cikin Filipinas, inda ake kira sangig, musamman a Cebu da kuma sassan Mindanao, Lemon Basil ana amfani da shi don ƙara dandano ga law-uy, wanda shine nau'in ganye na gida a cikin miya na tushen kayan lambu. Kwayoyin suna kama da tsaba na chia bayan an jika su cikin ruwa kuma ana amfani da su a cikin kayan zaki mai dadi. Hakanan ana amfani dashi a yankin Arewa maso Gabas na jihar Manipur ta Indiya. A Manipur, ana amfani da shi a cikin curry kamar kabewa, ana amfani da shi a cikin singju (nau'i na salatin), da kuma a cikin ja ko kore chilli pickles. Kabilar Garo, Khasi da Jaintia na Meghalaya suma suna amfani da ita wajen cin abincinsu. Garos suna kiran sa panet (lafazin phanet). Suna amfani da shi don shirya miya mai sanyi (Ind. Chutney) tare da ƙarin sinadarai kamar kifin da aka haɗe, chile, albasa wani lokacin gasasshen tumatir. A cikin Tripura, an san shi da banta, kuma al'ummar Tripuri ke amfani da ita don yin banta mosdeng, wani ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano mai daɗin kifin.

A cikin abincin Najeriya, ana kiran basil basil a matsayin partminger ko curry leaf,  kar a ruɗe shi da bishiyar curry Bergera koenigii da ake nomawa a cikin yankin Indiya.

 Cultivation 

A cikin girkin Laos (inda ake kiransa *pak i tou*), ana amfani da *lemon basil* sosai a cikin miya, jollof, curries, da abincin da ake soya, domin ita ce irin basil da ake amfani da ita mafi yawa a Laos. Yawancin miya a Laos na buƙatar amfani da lemon basil domin babu wata basil da za ta iya maye gurbinta. Shahararren miya na Laos da ake kira *or lam* na amfani da lemon basil a matsayin muhimmin sinadari.

Basil bai kamata ya kai fure ba yayin lokacin girbi. Idan aka ba da dama don fure, za a yi hadaya da dandano kuma ganye ya zama karami, bushe da fata. Da zarar tarin furannin ya yi, yakamata a cire su don shuka zai ci gaba da girma. Yana da kyau, duk da haka, a bar shi ya zama fure a saita iri da za a tattara a lokacin kaka, saboda sanyi sanyi zai kashe shukar Basil ta wata hanya. Girbin tsaba makonni biyu kafin sanyi na ƙarshe, da shuka su a cikin gida a cikin bazara zai samar da girbi na gaba na shekara.

Yin girbi sau ɗaya a mako ga kowace shuka zai sa ta bushe saboda harbe-harbe na gefen da zai girma. Bai kamata shukar ta kasance ta lalace gaba ɗaya ba. Ana samun yaduwa ta hanyar shuka iri da kuma daga tsinken tushe. Seedlings zai kai  a cikin makonni 3-4 kuma ya kamata a girbe su a wannan lokacin don barin su reshe. Yankakken tushe zai sami tushen bayan sun sami mako guda ana jika su cikin ruwa. Saitin kawai kwalbar Mason ce mai cike da ruwa da murabba'in raga tare da manyan ramuka don riƙe shuka a wuri yayin da tushen ke girma. Ana iya dasa shuki da yawa kamar yadda mai lambu yake so, zai fi dacewa mafi ƙarfi mai tushe da za a iya samu saboda za su yi sauri da sauri. Ya kamata a canza ruwan kowane 'yan kwanaki. Bayan makonni 2-3, tushen zai yi tsayi sosai don dasa shuki a cikin tukwane ko a dasa su a matsayin dindindin don ci gaba a cikin lambun .