Kudachya Shenga: A monsoon special ranbhaji
Kudachya Shenga are long tender beans that grow wild in the forest. Hence called ranbhaji aka wild edible food.
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Vegetables
Aakur/Ankur: The Monsoon special edible fern
Aakur/Ankur is an edible fern that grows in marshy and mangrove areas. In fact, it is considered to be a delicacy in Goa.
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Karanda/Air Potato: The lesser-known yam
Karanda/ Air Potato or yam is a true yam that belongs to the yam family.
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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 food ingredient.
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Madras Cucumber/ Madras Southekayi as an ingredient
Madras Cucumber is something that I discovered on my recent trip to the market.
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Snake or Long melon cucumber (Gavthi Kakri)
Long Melon/ snake cucumber/ gavthi kakri, have you heard or seen them or maybe even tasted them?
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Moras Bhaji: Monsoon special 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.
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