Cloves. The unopened flower buds of a tree, dried in the sun. They are very aromatic and widely used in Indian cooking.
Cloves. The unopened flower buds of a tree, dried in the sun. They are very aromatic and widely used in Indian cooking.
Labra is a classic of West Bengal. Made with a mixture of vegetables simmered with a mildly spiced curry sauce and served with rice. It is likely to be made with aubergine (US: eggplant) and gourds of one kind or another, sweet potatoes and plantains and potatoes. These are cut into manageable mouthfuls. Ginger paste is fried with panch phoron and then the vegetables are added and fried. Turmeric is added, salt and water and simmered. More spices are added at the end of cooking. Variants on this theme are chnechki, chocchori, ghonto, chhokka - various vegetable preparation methods
Lemon or lime. These seem to be interchangeable. Since the lime grows much more readily than the lemon in India this is more likely to be a lime.
Basella. One of the amaranths. This is a tropical climbing plant which can grow up to 2 meters (6 ft) in height. Basella rubra provides succulent red leaves which are harvested as the plant grows and cooked in the same way as spinach or in oil with spices.
Golden Sixthread Tesselfish. A silvery estuarine fish which shoals around reefs, rather similar in appearance to a grey mullet. It is a bottom-feeder, feeding on small crustaceans and bottom-living organisms, adding to its own flavour. It is sold in Bengal and Bangladesh fresh, frozen, dried and salted.
Basella. One of the amaranths. This is a tropical climbing plant which can grow up to 2 meters (6 ft) in height. Basella rubra provides succulent red leaves and is otherwise known as Ceylon spinach or vine spinach. The leaves are harvested as the plant grows and cooked in the same way as spinach or in oil with spices.
Basella. One of the amaranths. This is a tropical climbing plant which can grow up to 2 meters (6 ft) in height. Basella rubra provides succulent red leaves and is otherwise known as Ceylon spinach or vine spinach. The leaves are harvested as the plant grows and cooked in the same way as spinach or in oil with spices.
