Kantola / spine gourd, the small spiny vegetable can easily pass as a distant relative of the bitter gourd. They look somewhat similar in appearance but there is no similarity in taste.
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Takla pronounced as टाकळयाची भाजी is a leafy vegetable that is specifically available during monsoons.
Takla-Cassia Tora
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As I was doing my grocery shopping yesterday, I saw a lady selling something that looked like grass along with other vegetables. I got curious and walked up to her to inquire about it. She mentioned that it’s called as Phodshi and is only available during the rains. She also said that it is called Devkrupa bhaji because they do not cultivate it. It grows on its own during the rains each year.
Read More »Phodshi – A lesser known Monsoon vegetable
Malabar Spinach was one of my grandma’s favorite leafy vegetable. 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 the memory lane and thinking of her. Growing the Mayalu was comparatively easier as compared to growing any other leafy vegetable.
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Vegetable salads can be quite boring. The only we can make these vegetable salads interesting is with the right mix of ingredients that have different colors, textures, and tastes. They can become even more tempting when some of the ingredients are homegrown.
Read More »The colorful Vegetable Salad with Soft Boiled Egg
On one of my weekly local market visits, I landed up seeing green beauties. It was their shape, structure, and green/red/reddish-green colors that attracted me.
Read More »Singhada: The Indian Water Chestnuts
