Know Your Desi Ingredients
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Cowpea Beans
Cowpea beans are consumed in both fresh and dried forms, each offering distinct textures, flavours, and culinary applications.
Moringa Leaves
Nutritious and slightly bitter, this leaf is used in regional stir-fries and curries.
Apple Gourd
A tender squash, tinda provides a subtly sweet yet earthy base, absorbing flavours beautifully in traditional Indian dishes.
Bottle Gourd
This gourd has long sustained communities while shaping cultural traditions and rituals.
Kalimpong cheese
First introduced by Swiss missionaries, this crumbly cheese is now native to Kalimpong in West Bengal.