Oats or Avena sativa, as it is called scientifically, gains its ancestry from wild red oats. It is gaining popularity for its health benefits. Oats is available in many forms like Groats, oats flour, quick cooking, Steel cut oats, Old fashioned oats, Rolled oats, Instant oatmeal which usually have some additives like sugar / salt…
Millets, as you are aware, are the small seeded cereals.Pearl Millet is also known by the names Pennisetum glaucum , bajra, bajri, Kambu, mahangu, sanio, gero, babala, nyoloti, dukkin, souna, petit mil, mexoeira ,bulrush millet , milheto , cattail millet , candle millet, dark millet [Source:Wiki] Pearl Millet grits India is said to be the…
Flax seeds are also known by the names linseed /common flax / Agasi / Akshi / Jawas / Javas / Alashi / Tisi / Ousahalu.It has a warm ,earthly and nutty flavor. There are two varieties –Yellow and brown variety.These two varieties have almost similar nutritional profile and equal short chain omega 3 fatty acid…
The first time I saw these bright red berries was in the hotpot soup.I wondered what it was and my friend informed me that it was a kind of fruit/spice and that’s it is very good for health. Later I saw that in many other dishes as well. So my interest grew and this is…
This is commonly called Snow fungus.Known by the botanical name – Tremella fuciformis belongs to the fungus family.It is also known by the names white tree ear fungus, silver fungus and silver ear Bai Mu Erh, Shirokikurage, Silver Tree-ear, Fungus, White Jelly-leaf, White Muer,Wood Ear Fungus.But the most common name is the Snow fungus. It…
