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, …
Category: Ingredients
Compilation of all wild, local, seasonal and exotic ingredients along with their nutritional values, culinary usage and recipes/
Snake or Long melon cucumber (Gavthi Kakri)
Long Melon cucumber/ snake cucumber/ gavthi kakri, have you heard/seen or tasted them?
Simple Stir-Fried Onion Flowers ( Piyaaz Kali sabzi)
Onion Flowers are available with a few vendors during winters in Mumbai.
Moras Bhaji: The salty succulent of the Monsoons
Moras Bhaji is a beautiful salty succulent that grows in damp regions like mangroves, dunes, beaches, etc which is available mainly during early monsoons.
Mango Popsicles Recipes for beating the heat
Mango Popsicles, who doesn’t like mango popsicles especially when it is scorching hot outside?
All about Flaxseeds: Its benefits, storage, and usage.
Flaxseed has been consumed for many many years and is one of the oldest crops cultivated. Commonly known as linseeds, flaxseeds are mainly used as oil seeds. But do you know that these tiny brown seeds are a powerhouse of nutrients with many health benefits? In fact, they are even heart-friendly and have been shown …
Hurda Or Tender Sorghum: A gluten Free Winter Delicacy?
Hurda parties are quite popular in Maharashtra during winter around late December and January.