Summer foods Archives - Nutritionist Aditi Prabhu

Simple Madras Cucumber Dosa (Magge polo)

Magge Polo is a traditional breakfast dish down south.

Cucumber Pachdi: A simple raita turned into a drink

Beverages
by Aditi Prabhu

“Cucumber Pachdi” is a popular side dish made down south in India. Read More »Cucumber Pachdi: A simple raita turned into a drink

Lal Bhoplyacha Bharit (Red Pumpkin Raita)

Lal Bhoplyacha Bharit is a classic Maharashtrian dish made with pumpkin.

Snake or Long melon cucumber (Gavthi Kakri)

Ingredients, Vegetables
by Aditi Prabhu

Long Melon/ snake cucumber/ gavthi kakri are available during the early summers. In a way, seeing them in the market finally means summer is here for good.

Khirni / Rayan-The refreshing summer berry

Fruits, Ingredients
by Aditi Prabhu

Personally, I share a very love-hate relationship with Summer. It too hot and humid but then you also get all these amazing varieties of colorful fruits and vegetables.

Out of all those colorful fruits, today I am writing about a very interesting golden yellow wild berry called as Khirni or Rayan. Khirni is a small fruit about 1-1.5 cms long with a thin peel, little flesh and a seed in the center. It is sweet, slightly sour at times. It is said that it even acts as an appetizer and aphrodisiac.

Java apples / Rose apples ( Summer Fruit )

Fruits, Ingredients
by Aditi Prabhu

With the onset of summers, more and more summer fruits have started coming in the market may it be the watermelons, wild berries, ice apples/ tadgolas or the beautiful love apples. Even though some of these fruits have been around for long there are still people who are not aware of these delicious fruits. So here I am sharing with you one such summer fruit-java apple.

Variyali Sharbat – A refreshing summer coolant.

Hariyali Variyali Sharbat is a popular beverage from Gujarat. It is made from fresh fennel seeds. This beverage is a great summer coolant apart from that it also aids in digestion.