Description
Ridge gourd, or Turaj or Turiya as it is also known as, is a common vegetable in India and many other South Asian countries. It is dark green in color, and has a tapering end to it. The pulp of this vegetable is white in color. Generally, it is consumed after peeling off the skin and cutting it into small pieces. It is widely used in curries. [Read more...]
Ridge Gourd
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Snake Gourd
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Snake gourd is a very common vegetable consumed all over India. It is greenish in color, and has a snake like shape, giving it its name. It has its origin in India. It is slightly elongated in shape, and basically has its roots in the cucumber family. [Read more...]
Radish
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Radish, or (Raphanus sativus), is a part of the Brassicaceae family. It is basically a root vegetable, and is edible, having high nutritional content and medicinal values. They are widely popular all across the globe, and is cultivated and consumed throughout. It was first cultivated in the pre-Roman era in Europe. It hardly took any time before it spread all over the world, and is today consumed with relish. As the meaning of the Greek name Raphanus suggests, radish is a very quick germinating plant (Raphanus = quickly appearing). [Read more...]
Turnip
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Turnip is a very common and widely known vegetable. Its most common variety, the white turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa), is basically a root vegetable, like the radish. It is much suited to the temperate climate, though with the advancement of technology it is now being grown in all parts of the world. They are also heavily imported and exported. [Read more...]
Ivy Gourd
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Ivy gourd, more popularly known as tendli or tindora, is a plant grown widely in the tropical regions. It is a very common vegetable in India and Pakistan. It is a climbing vine, which is highly aggressive in nature. It very quickly spreads over other plants, shrubs, bushes, fences, and may even creep in through your window. It grows very fast, and is an annual crop. It can spread either by way of seeds, or even vegetative. The climber is slender, and has roots coming out at places. The tendrils or tip is quote long, and can wrap around the host very effectively. It has elastic properties, making it easier to make its way up. It has large, white flowers, leaves in the shape of hearts or sometimes pentagons, and it has a green fruit when it is raw, which matures into a bright ripe red by the time it is ready to be picked. These fruits are of the berry varieties, being oval in shape, and with no hair whatsoever. Many people belonging to South Asian countries, as well as Indonesia, consume the fruits and the leaves. [Read more...]
Tapioca-Cassava Root
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Description
The tapioca plant (manihot esculenta), is a very common plant, which is cultivated all over the world. [Read more...]
Sweet Potato
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Description
Sweet potato, or Ipomoea batatas, comes from the family Convolvulaceae. It is essentially a dicotyledonous plant. Sweet potatoes can be considered as a variety of potatoes, though having a lot of major differences with potatoes. [Read more...]
Drumstick
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The drumstick is a very well known vegetable, grown in many parts of India. It has good medicinal values and high nutrition content. It is also grown in many other countries worldwide, but mostly it is grown in India and Pakistan. The drumstick is highly sought after, mainly for its soft and tender pods. It has many wonderful characteristics, like being an anti bacterial and also a detoxifier. [Read more...]
