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.

Ingredients, Vegetables

The flavorful Green Garlic and its nutritional benefits

Green Garlic

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.

Edible Flowers

Pumpkin Flowers and it’s nutritional benefits

Pumpkin Flowers

The pumpkin flowers are bright yellow-orange edible flowers which have been an integral part of Indian cuisine. They don’t just look beautiful but taste delicious too. If you haven’t tried them before or want to know more about them. This blog is definitely for you.

Ingredients, Fruits

All about the Breadfruit / Nirphanas and its benefits

breadfruit

“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 …

Ingredients

Lime Kassia or Orange lime and its uses

Lime kassia

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 …