aakur
Aakur/Ankur: The Vibrant Goan Edible Fern
Aakur/Ankur, in literal terms, means a shoot. In Goa, it is a name for an edible golden-green fern that grows in marshy and mangrove areas and is considered a delicacy too.
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Ramphal
Ramphal: The lesser-known bullock heart fruit
As a kid, I always believed my grandfather loved the fruit “Ramphal” because they shared a connection to “Ram” through their name. A legend states this fruit was consumed by Lord Ram and that is how it got its name.
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Bunch of Euphoria
Longan and Its Powerful Health Benefits
Longans, also known as the ” Dragon eye fruits” or Euphoria, are delicious sweet tiny fruits.
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Karande/ Air Potatoes and their amazing benefits
Karande also known as Air Potatoes, vine yam, or bitter yam are true yams that belong to the yam family. They are unique tubers that grow as bulbils on perennial air potato vines.
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Asparagus: The wholesome 360°
Asparagus...
Finally, I got my hands on this amazing ingredient. I had always seen it on screen (mainly in Western cookery shows) or read in books. I knew how it felt, tasted, and looked from all the descriptions I had but that doesn’t really justify it, does it? There is something about looking, feeling, tasting, and cooking a food ingredient.
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gongura
Gongura Greens: A Forgotten Adaptogen
Ambadi or Gongura is one of the popular local greens in certain cuisines. I first learned about it from a local vendor who asked me to taste these deliciously intriguing sour greens but I learned more about the usage of gongura from my Bengali friends. Gongura is widely used in the Northeast and Andhra Cuisine.
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Coconut Macaroons