Nice catch of sweet potato !! Tanay On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > ------------------------------ > *From: * Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:05:29 +0530 > *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/ > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
