Ammachi cutting vegetables and fruits in America....
We get all types of vegetables and fruits in USA and most of them we get and use in India . Also many vegetables are grown in our houses as we have seen at Hazard KY where my brother Dr Narayan stays...they grow green chillies, brinjal,ladies finger, tomato, peerkankai, beans,apple, etc in large quantities. in Fremont CA where our son Rajesh stays..they have all fruits almond, cashewnut, apples, plum,grapes, mango,etc large number of flowers of rose variety,and in Marblehead Salem MA where our daughter Chitra lives they have apples, brinjal, tomato, greens , and pumpkin white and yellow ... also grown regularly in their backyards, and in New Jersey where our Sudha stays and Tulsa where Sridhar stays...they too have all fruits and lemon.. narthangai, etc in large quantities.Our daughter Chitra during her Medical Residency at Omaha, Nebraska used to say the state being largely agriculture based with mechanical tools for plouging,watering,removing,and corns,beans,sugarcane are main crops grown there.
Tartaric acid, Citirc acid, Oxalic Acid, Malic Acid, Ascorbic Acid,Picric acid ,salicyclic acids, and others are found in fruits.Many of the fruits contain fructose which maynot be good for diabetics but there are fruits contanining less of sugar and others containing less salt or Sodium chloride etc...which we have to choose as per needs or body restrictions.Banana fruut contains Potassium but also fructose...so it is to be decided for consumption for people having bloodsugar level,cholesterol problems ..hypertension etc. Mango fruit contains maximum sugar content as also date fruit which diabetics should avoid..Pappaya and koyyappazham are generally preferred for diabetics containing less fructose but with a little energy, proteins etc..
Some vegetables nuts are alkaline like Almond,artichoke, asparagus, avacadoe,Basil, beetroot,broccoli, brussel sprouts,cabbages, carrot,cauliflower celery,cilantro, cocoanut, cumin,eggplant,Garlic, Ginger, green beans, grapefruit,etc
They may not be acidic also, so that you can get body pH levels alkaline by taking many above alkaline foods.
In particular we saee in America vegetables are are of huge or large sizes when compared the obes we see in India..and neatly packed in polythene bags after cutting,peeling,washing,etc..
Mostly vegetables and fruits are received from neighbouring countries...orange,apple, are largely grown in US also.
Okra,egg plant, etc..are some names...commonly heard.
It is a good experience to see such large number of vegetables fruits etc in USA and use them...Some of the rare vegetables like Avacado, brussels,etc are very good for health...which we donot get in plenty in India .We see them fresh and neatly packed and any vegetable spoiled and found unusable is thrown out and neither sold nor used by any.
In India also we grow and get a large number of vegetables, greens etc having medicinal properties and we should make use of them as remedy provided by nature or God for our health problems.
There are many herbal preparations as oil,lehyam,kashayam etc as medicines in Ayurveda using herbs and roots of plant used for medical treatment relating to brain or Central nervous system,. called.... Mental disorder/ illness, psychological disorders, psychiatric disorders,etc and these herbal medicines are found effective....
So nature is abundant with all human needs for existence and survival...
Cutting vegetables is an art or talent generally entrusted to the oldest lady in the house who takes care of choosing and cutting them so that the sides are neattly peeled, skin removed, internal seads thrown out, pieces are made small in geometric sizes, washed again in water before using etc. and AMMA was given that work in addition to cooking, supervising and tasting the final products...
Glossary of Vegetables - Indian Names
| English Name | Indian / Hindi Name |
| Ash Gourd | Petha |
| Aubergines | Baingan |
| Banana (raw) | Kela |
| Beetroot | Chukander |
| Bitter Gourd | Karela |
| Bottle Gourd | Lauki |
| Brinjal | Baingan |
| Broad Beans | Papdi / Vaal |
| Cabbage | Pattagobi |
| Capsicum | Simla Mirch |
| Carrot | Gajar |
| Cauliflower | Phoolgobi |
| Chilli (green) | Harimirch |
| Chilli (dry red) | Sukhi Lalmirch |
| Cluster Beans | Gavar |
| Coconut | Nariyal |
| Colocasia leaves | Patrel / Patra |
| Colocasia roots | Arbi |
| Coriander leaves | Hara Dhania |
| Corn | Makai |
| Cucumber | Kheera / Kakdi |
| Curry leaves | Kadi patta |
| Dill | Suva bhaji / Soye |
| Drumstick | Shingh phali |
| Eggplant | Baingan |
| French Beans | Fansi |
| Fenugreek leaves | Methi patta |
| Garlic | Lahsun |
| Gherkins | Thendli |
| Ginger | Adrak |
| Gooseberry | Amla |
| Green Bell Pepper | Simla Mirch |
| Green Mustard | Sarson ka saag |
| Green Peas | Matar |
| Green Onion | Hara Pyaz |
| Jackfruit (raw) | Kathal |
| Knolkol | Gathgobi |
| Lady Finger | Bhindi |
| Lemon | Nimbu |
| Lettuce leaves | Salad patta |
| Lotus Stem | Kamal Kakdi |
| Maize | Bhutta |
| Mango (raw) | Kaccha Aam / Keri |
| Mint | Pudina |
| Mushroom | Khumb / Guchhi |
| Okra | Bhindi |
| Onion | Pyaz |
| Plantain (raw) | Kela |
| Plantain flower | Kele ka phool |
| Plantain pith | Kele ka guda |
| Potato | Aloo / Batata |
| Pumpkin | Kaddu |
| Purple Yam | Surti Kand |
| Radish | Mooli |
| Ridge Gourd | Tori / Thurai |
| Snake Gourd | Chichinda / Padval |
| Spinach | Palak |
| Sweet Potato | Shakarkand / Ratalu |
| Tomato | Tamatar |
| Turnip | Shalgam |
| Yam | Sooran |
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Nov 24, 2010
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Amma is cutting vegetables in USA
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