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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 BRINJAL:

Manjri Gota, vaishali, Pusa Kranti, Arka sheel, Arka Neelakanth, Pant Rithuraj, Swarna Shree, Swarna Shobha. These are the few names of brinjal which is defined based upon the colour, shape, size, texture, etc.,

USES:

  1. Brinjal can be used in any form of food like curry, fry and barta.
  2. In South India especially in Karnataka and Telangana it is used as Vangibath which mean rice variety with brinjal.

HEALTH BENEFITS:

  1. Brinjal is the power house of nutrition.
  2. It contains many medicinal properties and lots of potassium.
  3. It has good amount of Vitamin B-6,antioxidants with right amount of fiber. 
  4. Helpful to control blood pressure.

  5. Brinjals have good amount of Vitamin C which helps to improve immunity.

STORAGE:

 If you don't intend to eat brinjal within 2 days, it should be refrigerated. To refrigerate wrate in a paper towel and place in a reusable container. It can be refrigerated for 5-7 days.











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