We call them 'Ningro' in Nepali in Sikkim. There are many edible varieties. People prefer them cooked with local cottage cheese called 'churpi'.
I have also seen them being sold outside Guwahati station. Usha On Jan 10, 7:30 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Young emerging leaves of many ferns especially Dryopteris are relished as a > vegetable in Western Himalayas, locally known as kunji. the scales on the > rachis are scrapped before cooking it. > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I searched for its family I found that it is an edible fern. > > Not aware that fern is edible. Thanks for showing this new plant. > > Dr Phadke > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplazium_esculentum > > > On 9 January 2011 09:27, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Diplazium esculentum > > >> Local name: Dhekia Saag > > >> Uses: Tender leaves are eaten either boiled or after frying. A hot > >> favourite of Arunachalee people. > > >> Locality: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (ca 550 m) > > >> Regards, > >> Ritesh.
