Vegetables

Kantola / Spine gourd and its benefits

Kantola / spine gourd, the small spiny vegetable is one of the lesser-known members of the gourd family which is…

6 years ago

Takla or Cassia Tora: Availability, Nutrition, and Usage.

Cassia Tora aka Takla pronounced as टाकळयाची भाजी is a leafy vegetable that is specifically available during monsoons. It is a ran…

6 years ago

Phodshi – A lesser known Ranbhaji

As I was doing my grocery shopping yesterday, I saw a lady selling something that looked like grass along with…

6 years ago

All about the Dragon Stalk Yam (Shevala/Shevla)

With the first few showers of rain, you get a variety of interesting leafy vegetables which are available just for…

6 years ago

Malabar Spinach/Mayalu: Its Culinary use and Nutritional Benefits.

Malabar Spinach was one of my grandma's favourite leafy vegetables. Ever since she passed away somehow we never made it…

6 years ago

Kothimbir Wadi made with Sorghum/Jowar recipe

Kothimbir Wadi is a Maharashtrian delicacy made from fresh coriander and besan (gram flour).It is consumed in steamed, shallow-fried, baked,…

6 years ago

Singhada: The Indian Water Chestnuts

On one of my weekly local market visits, I landed up seeing green beauties. It was the singhada shape, structure,…

7 years ago