Cauliflower

What is Cauliflower

A member of the cabbage family, Cauliflower originated from China. This vegetable is high in potassium, iron, and zinc. The most common variety is white but cauliflower also comes in green and purple.

White cauliflower is the most common colour of cauliflower.
Orange cauliflower (B. oleracea L. var. botrytis) contains 25 times the level of vitamin A of white varieties. This trait came from a natural mutant found in a cauliflower field in Canada.Cultivars include 'Cheddar' and 'Orange Bouquet'.
Green cauliflower, of the B. oleracea botrytis group, is sometimes called broccoflower. It is available both with the normal curd shape and a variant spiky curd called Romanesco broccoli. Both types have been commercially available in the U.S. and Europe.
Purple color in cauliflower is caused by the presence of the antioxidant group anthocyanins, which can also be found in red cabbage and red wine.Varieties include 'Graffiti' and 'Purple Cape'. 

You'll want to include cauliflower as one of the cruciferous vegetables you eat on a regular basis if you want to receive the fantastic health benefits provided by the cruciferous vegetable family.

Bitter Gourd

What is Bitter Gourd / Bitter Melon?

Bitter Gourd also called as bitter melon. Bitter Melon, also known as Momordica charantia or Karela is is a tropical and sub-tropical vine of the Cucurbitaceae family and is the most bitter of all fruits. The fruit is most often eaten when green and the skin is tender and edible. The plant contains several biologically active compounds, including charantin and momordicin, which help support healthy blood sugar levels when taken as a dietary supplement in conjunction with a sensible diet and fitness program.Bitter melon comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. The China phenotype is 20–30 cm long, oblong with bluntly tapering ends and pale green in color, with a gently undulating, warty surface. The bitter melon more typical of India has a narrower shape with pointed ends, and a surface covered with jagged, triangular "teeth" and ridges. It is green to white in color. Between these two extremes are any number of intermediate forms. Some bear miniature fruit of only 6–10 cm in length, which may be served individually as stuffed vegetables. These miniature fruit are popular in India and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

Broccoli

What is Broccoli

Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family and is a very close relative to cauliflower.  This delicious vegetable contains more nutrients than any other vegetable.  See below table for more nutritional facts.Consumption of foods high in antioxidants can help protect against cancer and heart disease.   

Neem

What is Neem

Plants are made up of thousands of chemicals, and Neem is no different in this respect. However, scientists are particularly interested in one family of chemicals particular to Neem, and responsible for its' amazing properties.
These are the 'tetranortriperpenoids' or more specifically 'liminoids' - similar to steroids.
About 40 of these chemicals act together, producing a 'synergistic' or 'enhanced' affect.
The most active and well studied of these is 'Azadirachtin'.

Curry Leaves - All about curry leaves

What is Curry Leaves


Curry leaves is one of the fantastic aromatic herb used in many of dishes in Indian cuisine. Curry leaves known as Murraya koenigii is a tropical to sub tropical tree in the Rutaceae family which is a native to India. The curry leaves tree is a small tree about 4 to 6 m tall with a trunk up to 40cm diameter. The leaves are pinnate with 11 to 21 leaflets and each leaflet about 2-4 cm long and 1-2cm broad. These leaves are highly aromatic and have a nice fragrance. The curry leaves are highly valued as seasoning in southern and west coast Indian cooking and Sri Lankan cooking especially in curries and fried dishes.

Coriander Leaves - Cliantro

What is Coriander Leaves / Cilantro

Cilantro is featured in dishes cooked everywhere almost in all cusines. The fresh leafs are often sprinkled over the tops of dishes, and the root is used in Thailand to give that distinctly powerful flavor to local dishes. You may already know that cilantro is one of the main ingredients in the salsa at your favorite Mexican restaurant. Cilantro, also known as coriander, Chinese Parsley, has a distinct aroma due to its concentrated essential oils. This captivating aroma may have been responsible for humans around the world intuitively incorporating cilantro into their diets for health reasons that modern science is just beginning to understand.