Green, raw, uncooked, unripe. As in kachcha aam - green mango or kachcha kela - green banana (plantain).
Plantain. An unripe, green banana. A starchy type of banana with firm flesh. If it is the variety used for desserts it is cooked when it is green, but it is left to ripen if it is the less sweet type. It is a staple food in many tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world.
The edible flower of the bauhinia tree. Could you send details (and a picture) to queries@whatamieating.com if you know more?
Kencur. A plant similar to ginger but with a distinctive flavour. The rhizome is smaller and more shrivelled than that of ginger. It is used both medicinally and in the cuisine of much of the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia, but not of Thailand where is it used only medicinally.
