Raisins are dried grapes. These are popularly known as Kishmish. In Indian cuisine, ripe brown green raisins are found dotted in milk puddings, ensconced inside sweet syrupy Gulabjamuns, kheer, halwas and stirred into fragrant rice. These have medicinal value and constitute an important place in Ayurvedics.
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Turai
Ridge Gourd also known as Luffa acutangula,Turai, Turiya, grows in Asia, Africa, India, China, Philippines, and the Middle East. Luffa acutangula is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber or zucchini with ridges. Ridge Gourd is commonly used in […]
Sooji
Also called as Rava or Semolina, this ingredient is not only used as a batter ingredient in many Indian dishes, but it is also used as the main ingredient in numerous foods, both sweet and savory, like sooji ka halwa, rava kesari, upma and rawa laddoo. Sooji is available to buy in Asian stores in […]
Basmati Chawal
Basmati is a delicious and versatile rice. Absorbing the flavours of the dish it is being cooked in, Basmati makes the perfect choice for a variety of recipes like, pilau, zeera rice, biryani to plain rice for everyday meals. It has a distinctive nutty flavor and unique, slightly floral aroma.
Besan
Besan is made from dried roasted grams/ chickpeas and is also commonly known as gram flour, chickpea flour and besan. Besan is one of the staple food flour used in Indian cooking like in gravies and batters.Chila, a very popular fast food and snack is made from gram flour batter. Besan is also rich in […]
Raita Boondi
Boondi is small pearls of Chickpea flour which are deep fried in oil till crispy and crunchy. When added in yogurt, these soak up the liquid and becomes soft. Boondi is available in most Asian stores and it comes in variety of flavors like mint, masala, etc. I prefer to use plain boondi to make […]
Kacha Aam
Raw mangoes are firm and not as juicy as the ripe ones. Also known as Kacha Aam, Kachi Kairi or Amba, is more a versatile fruit when it comes to cooking mangoes. Unlike the sweet fragrance of the ripe fruit, raw mangoes have a pungent smell. They can be grated and pickled, added to curries […]
Gur
Jaggery, commonly known as Gur in Hindi, is one of the best raw sweeteners that can be easily found in the Indian market. Gur (jaggery) is a natural product of sugarcane. It is in more unrefined form than sugar. It is a brown raw mass of sucrose which gets it color of light to dark […]
Karela
Popularly known as karela in India, bitter gourd or bitter melon is primarily found in tropical and sub-tropical regions across the globe. It belongs to the cucurbits or the gourd family that includes watermelons, cucumbers and a variety of squash and gourds. An important point to keep in mind while cooking with this vegetable is […]
Parwal
Parwal is called Pointed Gourd and belongs to the family of cucumber and squash. It grows on vine. The fruit is green with white or no stripes on it. It can be small and round to longer and thick, with size varying from 2 inches to 6 inches. This fruit is rich in Vitamin A […]
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