Most of the raw foods mentioned on the Internet are not found easily in India. Even if they are found, the local names differ. Recently a lot of foods like Zucchini, lettuce is found in supermarkets. Below is the list I've compiled. I'm still investigating and trying out what veggies and greens available locally can be eaten raw. Thanks to my parents, we used to eat quite a few greens and veggies raw at home.
I'll give names in local languages and keep updating it as my knowledge increases.
Vegetables
| Cucumber (sautekai, vellri kai) | ||||||||
| Onion | ||||||||
| Tomato | ||||||||
| Carrot | ||||||||
| Capsicum/Bell peppers | ||||||||
| Chilli | ||||||||
| Beetroot | ||||||||
| Radish/Mool (Mulangi) | ||||||||
| Kohlrabi (Navil koos) | ||||||||
| Cabbage | ||||||||
| Chinese cabbage |
Chayote (Seeme Badane kai, chow chow)
Turnips
Zucchini
Peas
Sweet corn
Baby corn
Ash gourd
Pumpkin (in small amounts)
French beans (very tender ones in small amounts)
Greens/Herbs
Methi greens (menthay soppu)
Lettuce
Spinach (Palak) (Cant eat too much because of the oxalic acid)
Dill (Sabaske soppu)
Coriander
Pudina/Mint
Celery
Tulsi/Holy Basil
Ajwaan leaves
Kale
Basil
Sprouts / Molake Kalu
Green gram
Mataki
Chana (in small amounts)
Seeds
Flax seed (Agasi)
Ground nut
pumpkin seeds
cucumber seeds
watermelon seeds
Sesame (yellu)
Poppy seeds (khas-khas,Khus Khus)
Ajwan seeds
Nuts and Dry fruits
Almond (Badam)
Pista
Cashew
Walnut
Dry grapes (Manuka)
Apricot
Dried fig (Anjeer)
Dates (fresh and dried) (Khajur)
Cacao beans (I'll keep the cacao story for another post)
Other foods
Ginger
Garlic
Honey
Rock Salt (Sede lon, pade lon)
Sea Salt (kal uppu)
Go to the market and discover the wide variety of raw foods that you can eat! I had read a lot about Flax seeds and I was wondering whether it would be available. I found it in the usual grocery shop and in all super markets!
I'll update on fruits in the next post.
