It is a dark green, ridged, and tapering pretty vegetable. It has white pulp with white seeds embedded in spongy flesh. A ridge gourd also commonly known as Turai or Turiya is a well beloved in India. Its hard skin is peeled off and chopped and cooked as desired.
Fresh Curry Leaf - The hero of Indian cuisine is here! Say hello to curry leaf! Curry leaves is one of the common seasoning ingredients that are added to almost every dish. Curry leaves are used to enhance the taste and flavour of the dish they are being added to. They are also packed with various nutrients that help develop good health.
This vegetable is a delight to be had on your plate or in your kitchen gardens! We agree that one needs to be able to develop taste for the humble brinjal but once you do, you won't go back! It is a versatile vegetable which can be cooked with other vegetables such as potatoes and peppers for a delicious and hearty meal!
Okra or okro, known in many English-speaking countries as lady fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world.
The Guar or cluster bean, with the botanical name Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, is an annual legume and the source of guar gum. It is also known as Gavar, Guwar, or Guvar bean.
Momordica charantia (colloquial: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
Garlic is made of several heads wrapped in thin whitish layers. They are firm and have a mild flavour. Once crushed, they emit a strong and pungent aroma.
Eggplant is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae grown for its often purple edible fruit. Although eggplant is the common name in the United States, in British English, it is called aubergine, and in South Asia and South Africa, brinjal.
Coriander, also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.
Kenya eggplant is a succulent, purple plant than can be classified botanically as a berry. It belongs to the nightshade family Solanaceae. ... A regular Kenya eggplant produces a deep purple, either perfectly pear-shaped or slightly lopsided fruit. Each plant produces about 4 -6 large fruits.
Yellow plantains are a cooking banana popular in Latin, Asian and African cuisines. Like the firmer green plantains, these are also fried into tostones but they emerge sweeter, softer, less savory. Yellow plantain cubes or slices can also be added to soups and stews for potato-like bulk and thickener.
A lime is a hybrid citrus fruit, which is typically round, green in color, 3–6 centimeters in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime, Persian lime, kaffir lime, and desert lime.
Bird's eye chili, bird eye chili, bird's chili, piri piri or Thai chili is a chili pepper, a cultivar from the species Capsicum annuum, commonly found in Ethiopia and across Southeast Asia.
Papaya is a tropical fruit mainly consumed for its orange, sweet and juicy pulp. The seeds of this fruit are used dried. It is eaten as fresh fruit, cooked or used for processing various products like ice creams, refreshments and jellies. It is low in calories and a highly digestive fruit.
The chili pepper from Nahuatl chīlli is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines to add spiciness to dishes.
Coconuts are the familiar fruit of the coconut palm with a hard brown husk concealing sweet, milky white flesh.
Coconuts are highly nutritious and rich in fibre, iron and potassium.
Weight range: 300g - 500g , typically 400g.
Store in a cool dry place. Do not consume the outer shell.
Bullet chillies are from the family of Chinese 'facing heaven' chillies that includes chaotian. They have a citrussy heat that works brilliantly with Sichuan pepper.