Category: Ingredients

Compilation of allingredients- wild, local, seasonal and exotic ingredients along with their nutritional values, culinary usage and recipes/

Ingredients, Vegetables

Ambat Chukka: The sour nutritious green!

Sorrel

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.

Ingredients, Breakfast recipes, Healthy Recipes, Vegetables

Madras Cucumber and its nutritional benefits

Madras Cucumber

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 …

Ingredients, Fruits

Ramphal: The lesser-known bullock heart fruit

Ramphal

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.