Thanks, Eileen and Toni. I'll put up these URLs on my Blog and see what they say.
Does anybody know where a person can purchase a Tulsi plant ( holy Basil, Ocimum sanctum ) anywhere in USA? I'm on another site, where I write a...
Hello, I read your answer in 'Which is your favourite flower' .... I haven't come aross a flower I didn't like, too!
Here's the recipe, for anyone who's interested: It is is made from slices of freshly dug-up turmeric. Turmeric rhizomes are washed thoroughly...
Oh, I see. Must look up its History sometime! In India, besides our own History, our school curriculum has much more about Europe than America,...
Hi to you, too! Chaotic Gardener, are you? Nice meeting you. I'm getting to see lovely gardens from the many different States of USA. I think...
That's a very diffucult question to answer.... I'm tempted to say I would select a flower with a lovely scent like the Indian Jasmine or Champa,...
Hi, you've just joined too... that makes two of us. So you found your name at a camp? Penguins are nice!
Hi Zuzu, thanks for the welcome. I 'walked through' your garden, it's LOVELY. Your Lily pond is just like we have in India! Couldn't see the...
Ayurveda, the Indian System of Medicine, describes Turmeric in the following terms: It has hot and bitter juices, it causes drying and generates...
Hi Toni, nice to know you! You have made a huge number of posts here. I shall definitely take a look, by-and-by ( I'm a slowcoach by...
Thank you for the warm invitation. I'd LOVE to talk about our flowers, there's SO MUCH to write about! I KNOW I've joined a wonderful Community...
Pardon me for my late reply, due to forces beyond my control : power cut. 'Elettaria cardamomum Maton' is the full name of cardamom. It's a...
Eileen, I do agree that the yellow stains are bad. But that's with the powder for the rhizome ( root ). The leaf leaves no stains at all,...
Thank you, Eileen. I have read some of your entries here and seen that you are a major contributor to the forum as well as the website....
No, no. Nutmeg is 'Jaiphal' ( Myristica fragrans ). It's completely different.
Sure! And thank you for the welcome.
Please let me know if it can be grown successfully in your country and if you find it there.
We add only water to the flour, with a pinch of salt. But the flour is coarse enough to be grainy. We call it 'rava' in our language ( Hindi /...
This is a recipe from India. We grow turmeric plants in our kitchen gardens and use them in innovative ways and here is one such way... Coarse...
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