Blogs

Karanda/Air Potato: The lesser-known yam

Ingredients, Vegetables, Wild Foods
by Aditi Prabhu

Karanda/ Air Potato or yam is a true yam that belongs to the yam family.

Quick Pan-fried Asparagus Recipe

Healthy Recipes, Salads
by Aditi Prabhu

Pan-fried Asparagus is a delicious side dish or salad which can be made in less than 20 mins.

Asparagus: Types, Nutrition, and usage.

Vegetables
by Aditi Prabhu

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.

Ambadi/ Gongura: What makes it unique?

Wild Foods
by Aditi Prabhu

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.