COWBERRY's Blog: Organic Food, Recipes & Healthy Living

The green gram plant is Vigna radiata, a legume grown for its dry seeds. This guide covers the green gram crop: how it fixes nitrogen, where it is eaten, what the seed holds per 100 g, and how to sprout it at home.

Dhaniya powder in English is coriander powder. Names of dhania in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam in one table, with the botanical name.

Red rice benefits and side effects: a whole grain with the bran on, 3.74 g of fibre per 100g, anthocyanins and a mean GI of 62, plus the honest side-effect list — fibre, phytic acid, arsenic — with portions and how to eat it.

Is coriander good for weight loss? The research reviewed here has no human trial showing that it causes weight loss. Here is what one teaspoon actually gives (about 15 kcal, 2.1 g of fibre), what the polyphenol research shows, and how dhania fits a calorie plan.

Foxtail millet vs quinoa: korralu is not quinoa. Quinoa carries a full IFCT 2017 entry and a GI of 52; foxtail millet has no IFCT 2017 entry and a recorded GI of 89. Numbers, taste and cooking compared.

Kadi patta ke fayde, honestly: 659 mg calcium, 8.67 mg iron aur 16.83 g fibre per 100 g (IFCT 2017), Ayurveda ka record, lab aur animal studies kya kehti hain aur logon par kya nahi dikha. Phir nuksan, roz ka amount aur khane ka tareeka.

Raw sugar vs brown sugar: one USDA brown-sugar entry, 380 kcal per 100 g, stands for both, so no figure separates them. Side-by-side table, GI, uses, cost and which to pick.

Rajma vs lobia: rajma is the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and lobia the cowpea (Vigna catjang), two different pulses. Lobia has slightly more protein and energy, rajma more fibre and iron; GI 45 vs 37.

How to store kadi patta for long time: the fridge for two to three weeks, the freezer for months, and drying for the longest keeping, with the mistakes that turn leaves black and how to avoid them.

Coriander benefits, one nutrient at a time: 17.6 mg of iron and 44.8 g of fibre per 100 g of seeds, about 15 kcal in a teaspoon of powder, and the lab findings behind the polyphenol talk. Then the side effects, how much per day and how to eat it.

Foxtail millet in Kannada is navane; in Hindi kangni or kakum, in Tamil tenai, in Telugu korra or korralu, in Marathi kang or rala, in Gujarati kang. Every regional name with its source.

Curry leaves powder how to make: wash and dry the leaves, roast them in a dry pan until crisp, cool, grind to a fine powder and keep it in an airtight jar. Step by step, with timings, common mistakes and everyday ways to eat it.