Ammiji’s Monsoon Magic Tulsi or holy basil is

Tulsi or holy basil is that quintessential herb that all of us have in our gardens

she added fresh raw turmeric to a lot of her sabzis and the summers saw her pushing the jar of the turmeric pickle that she had prepared in the winters towards us

Fiddlehead ferns are a rich source of Iron

a stomache or a niggling cold

raw papaya shines in the chutney section of the Bengali meal

Ammiji’s Monsoon Magic Tulsi or holy basil isThe monsoon is here. And as the earth goes from a scorching, dusty ochre to a wet, iridescent emerald, we feel the need for touching base with all thats warm, nourishing and energizing. Because summers are cruel in the subcontinent, and the rains bring with it the promise of brief intervals of respite. But the monsoon also brings with it its own host of problems problems that we can forget about while the raindrops cool us down, but which stare us in