Ameranthus is common leafy plant is known as chaulai in North India, and delicios laddus are made out of its grain which are eaten during fast also. And the leaves are cooked and eaten as vegetable.
Promila Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:21:47 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:24840] Amaranthus ¿ paniculatus / cruentus / graecizans ? To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] The plant appears to be Rajgira, and it is one of the leafy vegatables of western maharashtra. The leaves atre used before flowering. Narendra Joshi --- On Wed, 12/9/09, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Subject: [indiantreepix:24794] Amaranthus ¿ paniculatus / cruentus / graecizans ? To: "Indian Tree Pix" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 3:04 PM Dear friends, Not familiar with amaranths. Found this herbaceous plant growing near waste water in a village in Rajguru Nagar, Pune - 12 DEC 09 Villager said the plant is RAJGIRA, the grain amaranth that is used in preparation of laddus, also an ingredient of food eaten during fasting. Not sure which amaranth: paniculatus / cruentus / graecizans ? OR could be any else. ID please. Regards. --You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
