Yes Vijayasankar ji Popped up seeds are delicacy and seeds (makhana) are part of most vegetable preparations (especially korma).
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:56 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > *Euryale ferox*, a common aquatic plant, completely clothed with prickles > (handle with care, it hurts!). the petioles are used as vegetable (don't > know the handling & recipe but) and the fruits (scared to touch?) enclose > edible (yummy!) seeds. > > Thanks to Dr.Ravikumar, FRLHT for his help in identification of several > plants and support during collection trips. > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[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 "efloraofindia" 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.
