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During diwali 14 spinach is eaten by bengalies

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 21 Oct

Bengalies eat 14 types of spinach during diwali including red spinach, palak spinach, puisak, kolmisak, noteshak, to name a few. After the rains the immunity reduces in the bodies. So the spinach helps to regain the...

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In bengal red spinach is very popular

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 19 Mar 25

Among the different vegetables in bengal red spinach is very popular. It is called lal sakh in bengali. Lal in bengali means red. Sakh means spinach. It is cooked with potatoes and other vegetables are eaten with...

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Palak Paneer for dinner

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10111) • Calcutta, India 13 Nov 24

Dinner was palak paneer today. My day was okay. I love palak paneer; it’s such a comforting meal. The rich, creamy spinach puree with soft paneer cubes is just so satisfying. Btw paneer is like tofu save the fact its made from...

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There is one spinach in bengal which is cooked with prawns

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 12 Nov 24

There is one type of spinach in bengal called pui shakh. It is one of the spinach which is very popular. It is cooked with radish and potato and peas. Prawns are boiled and with some elementary spice they are added with the...

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I dont think food value of a vegetable can be replaced by a supplement

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 11 Nov 24

Vegetables in India have different food value. Spinach has a lot of vitamins. Bittergourd are very good for people with diabetes. I dont think any supplement in the form of tablets can reproduce the food value of the vegetable....

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The red spinach is grown in big quantities in countryside

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 27 Oct 24

After the rains the red spinach is grown in big quantities in Bengal. The red spinach looks red. It is called lal shak in bengali. It is eaten as a vegetable with rice by adding boiled potatoes. Sometimes it is used to make a dish...

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The spinach in bengal is eaten in big quantities

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 22 Oct 24

From October onwards palak or spinach is available in Bengal. At the same time radish becomes available. There are two varieties one are the red ones and the other are the white ones. Palak muli is a popular vegetable that is...

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Today I had spinach curry with rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 26 Sep 24

In bengal spinach curry is very popular. The spinach curry in addition to the spinach has brinjals, potatoes, radish, and other vegetables. The vegetables are boiled and cooked together with turmeric, zeera and chillies. It is...

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I had andapaalak for dinner with chapatis.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 22 Aug 24

For bengalies andaapalak is a popular dish. It is made by boiled eggs of hen which means anda and spinach is crushed into paste called paalak. It is a delicious food. It is eaten with chapatis and is very tasty.

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There is new look of farmlands after rains

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 20 Jul 24

Rains make the ecology look green. Farmlands in the east are already green. Most of the crops grown look green like paddy, spinach, to name a few. The grasslands also look green. There is a new look once it rains. There is new fun...

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Today I had methi spinach or fenugreek spinach with brinjal curry.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 7 Feb 24

India is famous for spinach. Different types of spinach are sak are cooked in different styles. My wife cooks methi spinach and methi sak very well. It is eaten with a curry made up of brinjal and potatoes. Methi or fenugreek is...

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Today I had spinach curry mustard spinach and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 30 Jan 24

Today I had sarson da sak curry and rice. Mustard spinach is a lovely vegetable grown during winter. They add a lot of vitamins. They are cooked in India as curry. We eat it with rice. North Indians eat it with chapatis also.

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Today I had spinach soup and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 18 Dec 23

Today I had muli palak soup and rice. Muli means radish and palak means spinach. There is brinjal and raw banana also mixed in the soup. In winter all these vegetables are fresh and add a lot of taste.

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Today I had methi spinach and chapatis

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 21 Nov 23

Methi is one of the form of spinaches. It is called methi saak in bengali. It is very popular in bengal. The spinach is cooked with chapatis made of flour. In the winter the spinach grows are curry is made .

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The 14 spinach begins the diwali festival in India.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 11 Nov 23

On chaturdashi, the 14th day of the month, Hindus eat 14 spinach. There are different spinach like methi, palak, pui, kolmi, lal, helecha to name a few. All of them are mixed and cooked. After the rains viruses become active. The...

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Today I had pui shakh mrigel fish and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 28 Sep 23

Today I had pui shakh a kind of spinach curry, mrigel fish curry and rice. The spinach curry has brinjals and potatoes in addition to the spinach. It is delicious food. Mrigel fish curry also had potatoes and parval in addition to...

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A live frog found in a pack of spinach.

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Aug 23

I do not know how any of you would react if any of us would come home from a grocery store and any of us would see a live frog inside. In my case I would be scared even though small frogs are harmless compared to a snake. Amber...

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During cloudy days the spinach plantations look lovely.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 2 May 23

In Malda and Murshidabad there are lovely spinach plantations. Bengal grows many types of spinach like palak, pui shakh, lal shakh to name a few. On cloudy days there is lovely experience to visit them. They are grown with covered...

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New Recipe-Strawberry Spinach salad

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 20 Sep 22

I tried another new recipe. It is called Strawberry Spinach salad. I loved it. My husband and brother liked it, but they are not as crazy about salads as I am. I love salad buffets where you can try all kinds of salads. This salad...

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Are You Planting a Garden?

DE @DaddyEvil (174264) • United States 12 Apr 22

Pretty and I have spinach and lettuce growing in pots on the front porch, bell peppers sprouted in our laundry room and tomatoes planted in our flowerbed. At the end of April, we'll be able to transplant the bell peppers into a...

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