Vegetables

Aakur/Ankur: The Monsoon special edible fern

Ingredients, Vegetables, Wild Foods
by Aditi Prabhu

Aakur/Ankur is an edible fern that grows in marshy and mangrove areas. In fact, it is considered to be a delicacy in Goa.

Karanda/Air Potato: The lesser-known yam

Ingredients, Vegetables, Wild Foods
by Aditi Prabhu

Karanda/ Air Potato or yam is a true yam that belongs to the yam family.

Asparagus: Types, Nutrition, and usage.

Vegetables
by Aditi Prabhu

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, and cooking a food ingredient.

Madras Cucumber/ Madras Southekayi as an ingredient

Ingredients, Vegetables
by Aditi Prabhu

Madras Cucumber is something that I discovered on my recent trip to the market.

Snake or Long melon cucumber (Gavthi Kakri)

Ingredients, Vegetables
by Aditi Prabhu

Long Melon/ snake cucumber/ gavthi kakri, have you heard or seen them or maybe even tasted them?

Moras Bhaji: The salty succulent of the Monsoons

Ingredients, Vegetables, Wild Foods
by Aditi Prabhu

Moras Bhaji is a beautiful salty succulent that grows in damp regions like mangroves, dunes, beaches, etc which is available mainly during early monsoons.

The flavorful Green Garlic and its nutritional benefits

Ingredients, Vegetables
by Aditi Prabhu

Green Garlic is a young garlic plant that looks absolutely beautiful. The foliage is flat, with a single garlic clove at the base, and has lush long roots. Every inch of the plant is edible.