#Indiansummervegetable Parwal or pointed gourd Parwal is a seasonal vegetable and is available during summers till monsoon season.Parwal is also known as pointed gourd,parwal, patol, parval, patola or potal.It is the ‘green potato’ of india. Since the fruit flesh is…
Indian summer vegetable – TINDA OR BABY PUMPKIN Tinda, also called Indian round gourd or apple gourd or Indian Baby Pumpkin, is a squash-like cucurbit grown for its immature fruit, a vegetable especially popular in South Asia. Tinda” is also…
Indian summer vegetable – AMARANTH LEAVES Amaranth leaves a green leafy vegetable as well as its lovely red version, are typical of summer, and is very much nutritious. Also Known as chinese spinach, cow pea leaves, Chawli ka Patta, Chawli…
Indian summer vegetable – PUMPKIN (KADDU) Pumpkin is a storehouse of many anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin-A, vitamin-C and vitamin-E and also has flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants like leutin, xanthins and carotenes. Research shows that people who eat a diet rich…
Indian summer vegetable – SNAKE GOURD (CHICHINDA, PADVAL) The snake gourd (chichinda, padval), also known as Chinese cucumber. Snake gourd is a natural antibiotic, expectorant, and laxative. It can disperse phlegm, remove pus, expel toxic matter and is anti-inflammatory. It…
Indian summer vegetable – BITTER GOURD (KARELA) Children might pull a long face at the mention of bitter gourd or karela, but as one grows older, ones cultivates a taste for the bitter. Karela’s bitter taste is generally attributed to…
Indian summer vegetable Dudhi (bottle gourd) As bottle gourd is mostly made of water, it prevents you from heat and is also beneficial for the stomach problems like acidity, which mostly occurs in summer. It is very beneficial for diabetics…
All about Indian summer vegetables Indian summer vegetables includes those vegetables that are traditionaly available between the months of April and June. Though, sceintific prgress has made it possible to grow these vegetables all year through, they are at their…
#WorldSaltAwarenessWeek Hidden sources of salt in our diet After a diagnosis of heart disease, BP or kidney disease, “reduce salt intake” is one of the first pieces of advice doctors offer. Sodium contributes to fluid retention, and too much sodium…
Salt myths #WorldSaltAwarenessWeek If the label on a food product s ays “sodium-free,” it contains no sodium. Labels can be confusing, but you can figure them out with this cheat sheet: Food labeling rules allow up to 5 mg per…