Local food #9 - Ambadi and its benefits
Local food #9 – Ambadi - The stomach soother The picture is collected from - Shutterstock website When I first read this word “Ambadi”, It is a new word to me. It is a Marathi word, in English, it is known as roselle. It is more familiar to me when I found the Odia version. In Odia language, it is known as khata Palanga (google search). Still, I am not convinced of the Odia word. Comment whether you find it correct or incorrect! This is the food for our sustainable life and ecosystem. In other languages – Gongura in Telugu, Pulichakeerai in Tamil, Pitwaa in Hindi, Tenga mora in Assamese. Locality – It is grown everywhere in India. The names are different but properties are the same. This green leafy vegetable is rich in folic acid. This is a great source of iron for anaemia patients. It has microorganism resistant properties. So, those tiny monsoon monsters (insects and microorganisms) cannot able to destroy this plant. It is very helpful to keep our gut microbes healthy....