Karanda/ Air Potato or yam is a true yam belongs to the yam family. It grows as a bulbil on a perennial vine and hence is called a vine potato. This plant is native to India.
Karanda/Air Potato: Nutrition-Medicinal-Culinary Usage
Category: Vegetables
Asparagus: Types, Nutrition, and usage.
Asparagus… Finally, I got my hands on this amazing ingredient. I had always seen on screen (mainly in western cookery shows) or read in books. I knew how it felt, tasted, looked from all the descriptions I had but that doesn’t really justify, does it? There is something about looking, feeling, tasting, and cooking a …
Madras Cucumber/ Madras Southekayi
Madras Cucumber is something that I discovered on my recent trip to the market.
Snake Cucumber or Long melon cucumber or Gavthi Kakri
Long Melon/ snake cucumber/ gavthi kakri are available during the early summers. In a way, seeing them in the market finally means summer is here for good.
Moras Bhaji: The salty succulent
Moras Bhaji is a beautiful salty succulent that grows in damp regions like mangroves, dunes, beaches, etc which is mostly available during early monsoons.
Green Garlic
Green Garlic is a young garlic plant that looks absolutely beautiful. The foliage is flat, a single garlic clove at the base and has lush long roots. Every inch of the plant is edible.
Kante Kanagi/ Kante kanang/ Nana Kizhangu
Kante Kanagi / Kante kanang/ Nana Kizhangu belongs to the yam family. It is also known as lesser yam and is grown in the regions of Kerala, Goa, and in Kokan (Maharashtra).