A drink made from the fresh or fermented sap of various species of palm, especially Caryota urens, the wild date, the coco-nut, and the palmyra.
Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.
A variety of lemon which is slightly elongated in shape and which is sweet and aromatic. I use these in Thai cooking as they are fragrant and a good balance for fish sauce.
Ivy gourd. A small crunchy gourd reminiscent of a gherkin, green ripening to red, popular in the cuisines of India, Thailand, Indonesia and other South East Asian countries. The shoots and leaves can also be eaten.
Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.
Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.
Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.
Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.
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.
