One of the strangest eating rituals in the family was eating zimikand-mandatorily-on Diwali. The main Lakshmi Puja meal always had a fixed component every year: Yam and poori. Everyone had to eat this ...

In India, festivals are deeply rooted with customs and traditions. And these customs often involve seasonal fruits and ...

Suran has been cultivated for several years in Asia, Africa and Latin America. But it's fast losing its glam to the asparagus and broccolis of the world. Probably India's most original mock meat, this ...

The National Institute of Technology–Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal, has got a patent for a technology to produce irritation- free, ready-to-cook vegetable from tubers such as elephant foot yam, taro ...

Elephant foot yam, or chena, is an extensively used tuber in Kerala. You will find it in vegetarian dishes like aviyal and koottu curry, and you will also find it turned into chips. Parboiled and ...

Available throughout the year, suran, yam or elephant’s foot yam, as it is more popularly called, may not be everybody’s favourite. Interestingly, chefs say a lot can be done with the root vegetable ...

A vegetarian curry made with yoghurt, banana, and yam with a coconut base Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients 125 gms of elephant foot yam (cut into cubes) 125 ...

Along with celebrating the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness, the festival of Diwali also celebrates every community’s love for food. Deep-fried goodies made from chickpea, lentil or ...

Today is Diwali and along with several delicacies, Jimikand aka suran will also be cooked. For those who don't know, Jimikand is a root, which is eaten as a vegetable. It is also considered a natural ...

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/start-up-uses-nitk-tech-to-launch-irritation-free-yam-for-rtc-segment/article37747672.ece Copy Many people in urban ...

CHENNAI: If going by the outer appearance is a criterion for you to pick veggies off the supermarket shelves, then there aren’t many chances for elephant foot yam. Raised as a cash crop, it is named ...

Mangaluru: The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal has obtained a patent for its innovative method of processing tuber crops – a technique that enables production of ...