Tag: Leafy Vegetable

Learn more about local, seasonal as well as exotic leafy vegetables along with its nutritional values, health benefits and culinary usage.

Ingredients, Vegetables

Ambat Chukka(Green Sorrel)and its nutrition benefits

Sorrel

Ambat Chukka is one interesting green. It looks like spinach/palak and tastes like Gongura but it is neither. In fact, it is unique in its own way. It is tangy, sour, and absoluely versatile to use so read all about this interesting ingredient below.

Wild Foods

Unlocking the unique benefits of Ambadi/ Gongura

Ambadi

Ambadi or Gongura is one of the popular local greens in certain cuisines. I first learned about it from a local vendor who asked me to taste these deliciously intriguing sour greens but I learned more about the usage of gongura from my Bengali friends. Gongura is widely used in the Northeast and Andhra Cuisine.

Ingredients, Main Course Meals, Vegetables

Discover Takla or Cassia Tora: A nutrient rich seasonal Ranbhaji

cassia tora

Cassia Tora aka Takla pronounced as टाकळयाची भाजी is a leafy vegetable that is specifically available during monsoons. It is a ran bhaji aka wild food and is found in many regions of India eg. Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, etc.

Wild Foods

Phodshi – A lesser-known unique Ranbhaji

Phodshi

While doing my grocery shopping yesterday, I saw a lady selling something that looked like grass and other vegetables. I got curious and walked up to her to inquire about it. She mentioned that there is a ran bhaji called Phodshi that is only available during the rains and hence is called Devkrupa bhaji because …

Ingredients, Main Course Meals, Vegetables

All about the Dragon Stalk Yam (Shevala/Shevla)

shevla kakda

With the first few showers of rain, you get a variety of interesting leafy vegetables which are available just for a short time. One such vegetable is Dragon Stalk Yam which is mainly available just before the monsoons begin. Though you do get it during the rains too though the ones you get just before …

Vegetables, Main Course Meals

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

malabar spinach

Malabar Spinach was one of my grandma’s favourite leafy vegetables. Ever since she passed away somehow we never made it even though it is my mother’s favorite too. Suddenly around 1.5 months back my mother walked in with a Mayalu plant. My joy knew no bounds and I couldn’t resist going down memory lane and …