Tag: healthy food
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Rooted in Nutrition Series 11: Air potato
When I kicked off this tuber series, I honestly didn’t think I’d make it past 10 posts, but here we are with the 11th one! If you happened to miss the previous entries—featuring Cassava, Sweet potatoes, winged bean tubers, arrowroot, edible canna, Taro and Tannia and Elephant foot yam, Chinese potato, Larger Yam & Lesser Yam—definitely take a…
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Hibiscus Flower Stir Fry
In my previous posts, I have mentioned about my Amma making some unique dishes. So thought of sharing one of them today. She calls it Chembarathi upperi, and I named as hibiscus stir fry. The entire cooking process was recorded and my kid wanted it to be in youtube and the link here 😏. The…
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Edible Green Series : Chayamansa
Botanical Name: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)Common name from Flowersofindia: Tree Spinach, Tread Softly, Cabbage Star, ChayaEtymology: Cnidoscolus : This genus name is derived from two Greek words: “knidos” meaning “nettle” and “skolos” meaning “thorn.” This is indicative of the plant’s characteristic of having stinging or prickly hairs on its leaves or stems.aconitifolius: This specific epithet…
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Pottu-vellari – A natural Summer thirst-buster
This fruit is called as Pottu vellari in Malayalam. Blonde cucumber/Snap melon in English. One of the summer fruit(Read about other Summer fruits of Kerala here) which is easily available in few places in Kerala. Pottu Vellari got its name because of the cracks that appear on its skin when it gets ripe. I used…
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Green Delights: The Lesser Known Edible Wild Plants of India(400+ plants)
The significance of wild and foraged edible greens, found in India, is discussed in the content. The nutritional benefits, environmental importance, and cultural heritage of these greens are highlighted. A comprehensive list of uncultivated, underutilized wild edible greens is aimed to be created by the author, with encouragement for mindful harvesting and sharing of knowledge…
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