Have you heard about the coconut sprout aka maranda? Did you know it was edible?
Nutritional Benefits of Coconut Sprouts
Category: Ingredients
Compilation of allingredients- wild, local, seasonal and exotic ingredients along with their nutritional values, culinary usage and recipes/
Ambat Chukka: The sour nutritious green!
Ambat Chukka is one interesting green. It looks like spinach/palak and tastes like Gongura but it is neither. In fact, it is unique in its own way. It is tangy, sour, and absoluely versatile to use so read all about this interesting ingredient below.
Madras Cucumber and its nutritional benefits
Madras Cucumber is something that I discovered on my recent trip to the market. I love wandering through local markets to find ingredients that are local, seasonal, and new to me. On one such visit, I saw this oval-shaped fruit, which I thought was a melon. But to my surprise, I was told it was …
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.
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.
Longan and Its Powerful Health Benefits
Longans, also known as the ” Dragon eye fruits” or Euphoria, are delicious sweet tiny fruits.
Unlocking the secrets of Air Potatoes/Karande
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.