We prepare upama like dishof it for fast called kis. Nabhaji may remember Aashadhi Ekadashi fast of her childhood. There is some Ipomea called Jangali ratalu. The tribals love it. We planted these near a rainharvesting pond. It grew and spread nicely. One fine day all plants were uprooted. It was a terrible site. All ratalus were eaten. What is that variety. Leaves similar to your photo but smaller and slight redish tinge on stem. Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-----Original Message----- From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:05:29 To: efloraofindia<[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:59925] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Ipomoea batatas, the Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas, the sweet potato, the tuberous roots used as food after boiling, baking or frying, usually as chat. Local names: Hindi: Shakarkandi, Mitha alu Beng: Lal alu, ranga alu Mar: Ratalu Guj: Kamangi, Sakaria Tel: Chelagada Tam: Sakkareivelleikilangu Mal: Chakarakilangu Kan: Genasu -- 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/
