Jackfruit- I wonder why it got this nameJ. We call it Phanas in Marathi. This largest tree-borne fruit in the world is grown abundantly in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Every house in konkan has jackfruit trees in the backyard. During these summer months, unripe jackfruit can be seen in some of the vegetable markets here in Nasik. I am not a great fan of the curry my mom makes from the unripe jackfruits- Phanas Bhaji. Ripe jackruits with the sweet smelling fleshy yellow bulbs are also sold here during this time- though a little costly (yesterday I bought 250…
Archives for May 2007
A load full of Cherries
Friday Cooler – Health in a Dip
Chilled Green tea infusion flavoured with Lemon, honey and some saffron is enough to rejuvenate you in these hot summer months! So dip your way to good health with this Iced Green tea.__________________________________________________________Iced Green Tea recipe Makes: 1 cup _____________________________________________________ Boil 1 cup water and pour it in a cup. Dip a Green tea bag (I use Tetley’s plain Green tea) in it for few seconds. Remove the tea bag immediately. Chill the green tea infusion to whatever temperature you like. Squeeze some lime juice and add to the tea, add some honey and 1-2 Saffron strands for flavour and…
Mango Sheera (Ambyacha Sheera)
Sheera- is a traditional Maharashtrian sweet, usually served as ‘Prasad’ for Satyanarayan puja. Sheera also is an all time favourite breakfast for many Maharashtrians. If you have unexpected guests and have not time to cook up any other sweet, Sheera is a very good way of showing them you care! 🙂 And Sheera never lets you down… it always turns out good.
All things Beet
Previously I would buy only the Beet-root without the greens. After seeing Asha’s Dal saag recipe, I was inspired to buy Beet greens along with the Beetroot. Thanks Asha for the inspiration. I have made my own version of the dal.I have used the Beet greens along with three types of dals; Chana Dal, Mung Dal and Toovar dal to make this very healthy and delicious Beet greens dal. I used some of the leaves to make parathafor my little one J The pink-red stems of the Beet greens were looking so fresh and lovely that I didn’t have a…