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Dragon Fruit || Pitaya Fruit || Health Benefits || Ep No: 125

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 Dragon fruit is one of the topical region fruit is getting popular now a days. Many of them suggests there are lots of health benefits to it.It has a unique taste and look .Dragon fruit grows on a cactus plant, Hylocereus .This Hylocereus plant is also known as Honolulu queen , in which it has a peculiarity that its flowers are getting open only during night time. The native of the Dragon fruit is in Mexico , especially the southern regions of Mexico.But it is getting planted and cultivated now all around the world.There are many names for the fruit like pitaya, pitahaya and strawberry pear.There are three types of dragon fruit. One is with pink outer skin and inner white fleshy part with black seeds.The other one is with outer pink colour and pink inner fleshy part with black seeds.Where as the last one is with yellow outer skin and white inner fleshy part with black seeds inside.All these dragon fruits has scales outside the skin part which looks like a dragon and hence it got such

Pazham Chakka Curry || Ripped Jackfruit Curry || Ep No : 124

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  Jackfruit is mostly known as Jack tree, which belongs to the species of mulberry and breadfruit family. It's origin is in rainforests of Malasiya and western Ghats of South India. Scientific Name :Artocarpus Heterophyllus Family :Moraceae Higher Classification :Bread Fruit Kingdom :Plantae Rank :Species Jackfruit is the Kerala's official fruit. Which is the largest tree borne fruit known for it's distinct taste and aroma. The state Government of Kerala made an official announcement in this regard on 2018March 21,based on a proposal of the Agricultural department. The announcement made by Agricultural Minister, VS Sunil Kumar in the State Assembly in the same day. Moreover, the Kerala Government also have plans to promote the 'Kerala Jack fruit' as a brand in markets across the county and abroad, highlighting it's organic and nutritious qualities. Method Of Preparation  Take twenty Nos of ripped jackfruit , remove its seeds and chop as round. Transfer the chopp

Koonu Koottan || Tasty Mushroom Stir Fry || Ep No : 123

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Mushrooms / toadstool is a fleshy , spore - bearing fruiting body of the fungus , mostly produced above the soil .Mushrooms are a rich in proteins and anti oxidents  .Moreover they are the low calorie source for fiber.Standard name for the mushroom is Agaricus Bisporus .Mostly mushrooms are most often applied to those fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes , which has a stem ( stipe ), a cap ( Pileus ), and gills ( lamellae, sing .lamella ) on the underside of the cap.They are also describes a wide variety of other gilled fungi , which is with or with out stems , ther fore they are usually describe with the fleshy fruiting bodies of some Ascomycota.These gills of the mushrooms produces microscopic spores that help the fungus to spread across the ground or the surface. Scientific Classification  Kingdom : Fungi Phylum : Basidiomycota  Health Benefits : Mushrooms reduces the risk of developing diabetes, Heart Diseases , Cancer and Alzheimer's diseases .It reduces blood pressure, boost im

Passion Fruit Juice || Health Benefits || Side Effects / Precautions || Ep No : 122

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  Regarding Passion Fruit And Health Benefits Passion fruit botanically known as Passiflora edulis , which is a vine species .The native of the plant is southern regions of Brazil,Paraguay and the northern regions of Argentina.These are almost sweet , seedy fruit with a special aroma in it after chopping.The pattern of the fruit is a pepo,with a soft, but firm outer region with juicy interior filled with numerous seed sacs.Each seed is surrounded by a light membranous sac , which is filled with pulpy juice .The flavor of the juice is slightly acidic and musky in nature.Some of them compare the flavor of passion fruit as to that of Guava fruit. The fruit is a spherical to ovoid in shape. Passion fruit is available in two colors , one is violet/purple and the other one is yellow.The fruit is four to seven cm in diameter .The purple fruits are smaller in diameter and weigh around 35grams, where as the yellow fruits are closer to around 80 grams.  Kingdom : Plantae Binomial Name : Passiflo