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THE KING OF VEGGIES

Every food we eat has it's own importance in our daily lives. In this blog I would like to discuss about THE KING OF VEGGIES-Brinjal🍆. ORIGIN: Brinjal is a native of India and Sri Lanka. The ancestors of brinjal grew wild in South India and were in cultivation in Southern and Eastern Asian countries since prehistoric times. Today Italy, Egypt, Turkey, China and Japan are the leading growers of brinjal. WHAT IS BRINJAL? Brinjal is an erect annual plant, often spiny, with large coarsely lobed fuzzy leaves 10-20 cms long, 5-10 cms broad. The plant usually grows 45-60 cms high and bears oval shaped, purple or greenish fruits. Brinjal is a warm season growing crop and requires a long warm growing season. In India it is popular vegetable crop grown in Southern states and is also cultivated in certain parts of Maharastra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. OTHER NAMES: Tamil-Kathirikai Malayalam-Vazhuthananga Telugu-Vankaya Kannada-Badanekai Hindi-Baingan Bengali-Begun Kashmiri-Waangum TYPES OF ...

THE FOOD PEARL

Every food we eat has it's own importance and speciality. In this blog you would be exploring the goodness of THE FOOD PEARL-Sabudana/Sago. Sago  is a starch extracted from sponge center or pit of various tropical palm stems. Sago is often produced commercially in the form of "pearls"(small rounded starch aggregates, partly gelatinized by heating).  Sago can be boiled with water or milk and sugar to make a sweet sago pudding. ORIGIN: Sago was noted by Chinese historian during the Sung Dynasty.  OTHER NAMES: Sabudana-Hindi Javvarisi-Tamil Sabbakki-Kannada Chavvari- Malayalam Sagubeeyam-Telugu USES: It is used widely in  Indian, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan cuisines in variety of dishes and around the world as pudding. In India it is mainly used to make kheer, kichidi, vada etc., Sago starch is used in textile production industry. In many other countries sago is sold in the form of flour or in pearl form. HEALTH BENEFITS: Contains antioxidants. Good source of resistant s...

THE STAPLE FOOD- Oryza Satiava

In everyone's daily life we go through this ingredient which is very much close to our hearts and fills  our appetite to the fullest. Yes, yes and yes you're thinking about the right ingredient i.e., THE STAPLE FOOD-RICE🍚.  WHAT IS RICE? Rice is the most widely consumed staple food for large part of world's population, especially in Asia and Africa. Even though there are various varieties of rice consumed in different parts of the world it has its in own importance. Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza glaberrima (African Rice) and Oryza Satiava (Asian Rice).  It is the agricultural with the third-highest worldwide production. Rice is the chief grain of India. Production of rice in India is an important part of the nation economy. Rice can be cultivated by different methods based on the type of region. India is one of the biggest exporters of rice in the world. India is the leading exporter of Basmati rice to the global markets. OTHER NAMES: Hindi- Chawal Telugu- ...