Kolaiya ki sabji

Basingu ka saag

Fruits of Kachchh

In the arid district of Gujarat, a wide variety of wild fruits are relished by people

Taste of sting

Shalini Dhyani shares the many virtues of Himalayan giant nettle, called bichhu ghas

On the wild side

Residents of Garhwal swear by the taste and health benefits of a lesser known vegetable

बरसात के दिनों में खाएं चकुंडा, होंगी बीमारियां दूर

चकुंडा के पत्तों, बीजों और जड़ों के चिकित्सीय उपयोग को आयुर्वेद, यूनानी और चीन की चिकित्सा पद्धति में मान्यता मिली है

This earthy flavour helps locals in Odisha fight adverse climate

Leafy greens like mutthi saag come in handy for poor people to meet their nutritional requirements

Not so wild: Sickle senna is widely available, nutritious but not much known

Sickle senna, a widely available but little-known herb, is ready to take on the pharma industry

Jack of all traits

Monkey jack, a lesser-known cousin of jackfruit, finds use in kitchen, cosmetics and medicine

Meet Sohphie: The wild delight of Meghalaya

Sohphie, a sweet-and-sour fruit, marks the arrival of spring in Meghalaya. It is relished raw as well as in pickles

Intoxicatingly delicious

With increasing urbanisation and changing food habits, very few people are aware of the mahua fruit and its oil, let alone its health benefits

Butter fruit

Shalini Dhyani explores the forgotten virtues of mahua fruit and seed oil

A taste of mountains

Jakhiya seeds are used for tempering almost all types of vegetables and curries in the Garhwal region

Roadside remedy

A common plant growing in the wild in Garhwal, basingu is traded both as a medicinal herb and vegetable