Green Garlic is a young garlic plant that looks 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.
The flavorful Green Garlic and its nutritional benefits
Tag: Lesser known ingredients
Find out about the hidden gems in the culinary world, lesser known ingredients that often have more flavor and nutritional value.
Kante Kanagi-All about the delicious tuber
Kante Kanagi belongs to the yam family. It is also known as lesser yam and is grown in the regions of Kerala, Goa, and Kokan (Maharashtra).
Pumpkin Flowers – A seasonal delicacy
The pumpkin flower is one of the edible flowers that are a part of many Indian cuisines. The flowers are bright yellow to orange blooms. They are fragile, beautiful and taste delicious. Since we grew pumpkins this year, we had plenty of these beauties. We used some of the pumpkin flowers while the pumpkins grew …
Do you know about the season’s special Navdhari Bhindi / Shravani Bhendi?
Navdhari Bhindi also known as the Shravani Bhendi or Gavathi Bhendi in Marathi is a variety of the lady’s finger/okra.
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 available for a very short duration throughout the year.
All about the Breadfruit / Nirphanas and its benefits
“Breadfruit. It is breadfruit !!”, was my reaction. Around a month back, an old childhood friend messaged me stating that there was a plant growing in her backyard and she wanted me to see it. Time flew by and I forgot about it. Suddenly one afternoon last week she again messaged me stating about it …
Lime Kassia or Orange lime and its uses
Lime Kassia or Orange Lime, I still remember the first time I saw it. They were such gorgeous green beauties that I bought almost a dozen of them. But little did I know that I was in for a surprise cause when I cut them they looked like oranges. Over the years, now its a …