Category: Fruits & Vegetables around the world

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  • Strawberry Juice Recipe

    Strawberry Juice Recipe

    Description: A couple of weeks ago, I got a little carried away at Sams club and came home with a big box of  fresh strawberries that started to turn on me the minute I set them onto the counter. With a blender, some sugar and ice cubes I was all set for this refreshing drink…

  • Mango Milkshake Recipe

    Mango Milkshake Recipe

    Description: There’s no need to head to your favorite diner or fast food joint for a smooth, sweet milkshake. This summer, whip up your own frothy, frozen, creamy treats. Spring is here and i see fresh varieties of fruits flocking the market, my local farmers market is over flowing with colorful fruits and I was…

  • Avocado Chutney Recipe – Avocado Pachadi

    Avocado Chutney Recipe – Avocado Pachadi

    Description: Avocados don’t just taste great but they also come with a decent amount of health benefits.  This fruit is high in healthy monounsaturated fats and is a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. There are many ways to bite, nibble, and spoon up this great fruit. Here is one way to serve this yummy fruit…

  • HOW TO FREEZE SPRING ONIONS – Storing Green Onions/ Scallions

    HOW TO FREEZE SPRING ONIONS – Storing Green Onions/ Scallions

    Description: Spring onions/ Scallions / Green onions are packed with Vitamin C and powerful flavonoids which are good for your health. I love to use green onions when I cook but don’t use them on a everyday basis. Whenever i  get green onions they go bad before i get a chance to use them all…

  • LIMA BEANS MASALA RECIPE

    LIMA BEANS MASALA RECIPE

    Description: I’m a big fan of Arusuvai ithu thani suvai cooking show by Mrs Revathy Shanmugam .  In one of the episodes, she was teaching how to make easy Green Mochai masala, a village style curry prepared with fresh mochai kottai/ Avarai kottai and I really got hooked and gave it a try. The original recipe…

  • BUTTERNUT SQUASH HALWA RECIPE – Kalyana Poosanikai Halwa

    BUTTERNUT SQUASH HALWA RECIPE – Kalyana Poosanikai Halwa

    Description: Butternut Squash belongs to the gourd family, a  common winter squash shaped like a long pear with pale orange skin and soft orange flesh. It tastes sweet and nutty similar to a pumpkin. Its loaded with fiber, vitamin A, C & E, manganese, magnesium and potassium, and can be used in a variety of…

  • Mulai Keerai Poriyal Recipe – Amaranth leaves stir fry –  முளைக்கீரை பொரியல்

    Mulai Keerai Poriyal Recipe – Amaranth leaves stir fry – முளைக்கீரை பொரியல்

    If you are looking for a new leafy green to shake up your spinach routine, try Amaranth ( Mulai Keerai / முளைக்கீரை ) greens. It is a terrific source of vitamin A, folate, iron, and calcium, and it tastes pleasantly earthy, available all year long in most Asian markets and Indian grocery stores. There are three common…

  • Kool Kiwi Refresher

    Kool Kiwi Refresher

    Do you want your skin to feel fresh and young?? Try this vitamin C packed kiwi refresher once a week and feel the magic.Kiwi Juice / Kiwi Pulp / Kiwi Pineapple / Kiwi Apple juice

  • Lychee-licious

    Lychee-licious

    Litchi / Lychee /Laichi / Litchu… have you heard of this fruit ??? Isn't it sound like Chinese??

  • Lotus Root Kuzhambu – Kamal Kakdi Curry

    Lotus Root Kuzhambu – Kamal Kakdi Curry

    A good-looking vegetarian gravy dish with lot of flavor, lotus roots cooked in spicy tamarind based sauce!