Healthy food

Chickpeas (Garbanzo) The Chickpeas (Garbanzo) are an annual legume. It belongs to family Fabaceae and subfamily Faboideae. The botanical name of chickpea is Cicer arietinum. Different types of chickpeas are found all over the world. These are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, Egyptian pea, chana, …

Health Benefits of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Lettuce is a green leafy vegetable. Its botanical name is Lactuca Sativa. It is from a daisy family called Asteraceae which is native to Siberia. It is widely used in many cuisines but most famously it is used in salads with extra virgin olive …

Onion Onion is also known as “the bulb onion” or “common onion”. Its botanical name is “Allium cepa”. It is originated in Iran, Indian subcontinents and central Asia, though its origin is very uncertain. It is widely used in the span of western and eastern Asia. Onions are used in …

Potato Potato is a starchy root that is involved in every cuisine of India. Potato is the vegetable that is majorly liked by Indians in their foods. Potato is also eaten during fasts when no other vegetable is considered. Potato is a species of solanum tuberosum, from the family of …

Green Chili Learn Health Benefits of Green Chilli, Side effects of green Chili in this article. Today we will be covering about chilies. You will be surprised to know that chilies are actually a fruit that is used as a spice. Surprising isn’t it, so, if anyone asks, are all …

Basil Basil its botanical name is Ocimum basilicum. It is considered as a holy plant by Hindus. Basil is one of the oldest herb known to humans. Basil is also called the “great herb” by people who follow Ayurveda because of its multi-dial heal benefits and Zero side-effects. It is …

Neem (Azadirachta indica) Hello everyone, today we are going to cover a hot top in Ayurveda. It is bitter in taste but is the ultimate medicine in Ayurveda, yes we are talking about neem(Azadirachta indica). Today we are going to brief you about the health benefits of neem, the nutritional …

Corn Our today’s topic that we are going to write upon is Corn and in other words maize. Corn is the highest produced grain amongst all the grains. In 2014 total world production of corns was 1.04 billion tones which have the greatest contribution from US of 35%. Maize is …

Apple An apple is an edible fruit which is produced by an apple tree. Biological name of apple is Malus Domestica. They belong to the Rosaceae family.  They are very popular and they are widely grown in the genus Malus.  Apples had been grown most widely in Asia and Europe. …

Groundnut Today we are going to talk about the most consumed dry fruit of all time, we are going to talk about groundnut. We know this popular legume by so many different names like monkey nut, earthnut, goober, pindar, but the most popular name is a peanut. It is widely …