Cucumber Yogurt Salad (Kakadi Raitha)
Cucumber Health Benefits
– Helps you stay hydrated; 1 cup cucumber slices = 1 glass water
– Sunburn or windburn relief with cucumber peel
– Aids weight loss being low in calories 1cup=16 cal and water dense 95%
Ash Gourd in Yogurt Sauce (Elavan Avial)
Ashgourd Petha Story
Petha (Glass sweet soaked in sugar syrup) in India is a delicacy known as “Agra ka Petha” (Tajmahal location). Farmers in Karnataka have found a sweet solution trying to sell 2000 tons of Ashgourd during Covid 19 Lock down by urging locals in Thirthahalli to make Petha, by coordinating with the Horticulture department and non profit Hingaara foundation. Hence “Thirthahalli Petha” was born thus avoiding the transportation of large amounts of Ashgourd in truck to Agra.
https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/how-farmers-in-karnataka-made-agre-ka-petha-with-ash-gourd-that-they-produced-during-lockdown/article31566626.ece
Beetroot Salad (Raitha)
Health benefits of Beetroot
– Beneficial during pregnancy wit 25% Folate / 1 beet
– Can improve skin health
– can lower blood pressure
– can improve exercise performance for sports
