Explore the health advantages of incorporating lesser known vegetables into your diet.
Madras Cucumber is something that I discovered on my recent trip to the market.
I love wandering through local markets to find ingredients that are local, seasonal, and new to me. On one such visit, I saw this oval-shaped fruit, which I thought was a melon. But to my surprise, I was told it was a cucumber. A cucumber that is cooked and consumed. That was enough to spark my curiosity and take me down a rabbit hole learning about this ingredient.
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Karande also known as Air Potatoes, vine yam, or bitter yam are true yams that belong to the yam family. They are unique tubers that grow as bulbils on perennial air potato vines.
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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.
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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).
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Navdhari Bhindi also known as the Shravani Bhendi or Gavathi Bhendi in Marathi is a variety of the lady’s finger/okra.
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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.
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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.
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