‘Align with nature…. magic happens’ John Friend We had a gokarna (butterfly pea/blue pea/Clitoria ternatea) creeper at my parents place when I was a kid. I used to love the gorgeous blue flowers, but that was it …I just admired them and forgot about them.Very recently I learnt that these are edible flowers and…
Summer coolers
Summer Cooler-Kokum Saar
Kokum or Ratamba is a traditional souring agent widely used in Maharashtrian cuisine. Botanically named as Garcinia indica this gorgeous looking plum-like fruit belongs to the Mangosteen family. It is widely grown in Konkan, Goa and some parts of Karnataka. The ripe fruit may not be easily accessible to everyone, but it is preserved with…
Summer Coolers
Revisiting 2 of my favourite summer coolers with new photographs 🙂 Click on the images for the recipes Kairee Panha (Mango juice) Tomato Cooler
Cape Gooseberry salad
Did you know, you could eat your way to good health by eating a ‘Rainbow’ every day? And I am not talking about the sinful ‘Rainbow cakes’ floating all over Pinterest! 🙂 Nature has colour coded vegetables and fruits with various nutrients. Each colour has its unique disease fighting ‘Ninjas’ called Phytochemicals/Phytonutrients. These Ninjas are…
5 minute Strawberry recipes that are not smoothies!
We gorged on the juicy, handpicked strawberries from out visit to the strawberry fields in Borgaon. Kids snacked on them and we made a couple of preserves. I wanted to freeze a batch, but this idea was vetoed by the family. Instead of making smoothies or elaborate desserts we made some unusual but quick, almost…