fresho! Ladies’ Fingers + Cucumber English + Capsicum + Bottle Gourd + Beans French Ring, Combo 5 Items

This combo contains Fresho Ladies Finger 500 g + Fresho Cucumber - English 500 g + Fresho Capsicum - Green 500 g + Fresho Bottle Gourd 1 kg + Fresho Beans - French, Ring 250 g.

• Ladies' finger is a green vegetable with a tip at the end and a lighter green head, which is inedibe and to be thrown away. It tastes mild and slightly grassy.
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• English cucumber is a variety of seedless cucumber that is longer and slimmer than other varieties and have higher water content. They do not have a layer of wax on them, and the skin is tender when ripe.
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• Leaving a moderately pungent taste on the tongue, green capsicums, also known as green peppers, are bell shaped, medium-sized fruit pods. They have thick and shiny skin with a fleshy texture inside.
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• With the common household name 'Lauki', Bottle gourds come in different shapes and sizes. Considered as one of the healthiest vegetables around, the flesh of bottle gourds is full of water and taste slightly bitter.
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• Thin and cylindrical in shape, French Ring beans come with plump notches that enclose the peas inside. Peas are lime green in colour and semi starchy with sweet and grassy flavours.

Ladies' Fingers

• Ladies' finger aids in digestion as it contains prebiotic fibre and controls obesity and cholesterol.
• It acts as a hair conditioner, fights dandruff and moistures the scalp.

Cucumber:

• Cucumbers keep our body hydrated. Its hard skin has a good amount of fibre and minerals. Eating cucumber improves digestion and reduces stress.
• It reduces the risk of breast, ovarian, uterine and prostate cancers. The anti-inflammatory compounds in cucumbers help remove waste from the body and reduce skin irritation and it contains anti-wrinkling and anti-ageing properties as well.

Capsicum: Green capsicums have powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. Rich in Vitamin A, B complex, C and phytonutrients. Relieves pain of bone disorders and has the capacity to relax the respiratory passage.

Bottle Gourd: Bottle gourds keep the body hydrated and assist in weight loss. They treat urinary tract infection and sleeping disorders while reducing liver inflammation, easing digestion, and safeguarding hair against premature greying.

Beans: French Ring Beans are fibre rich, have fewer calories and also vitamin K rich that is essential for blood clotting and wound healing. They prevent infections.

Ladies' Fingers:

• Refrigerate them and do not wash them until they are ready to use.
• Ladies' fingers are used in curries, sambhar and can be fried, stuffed and cooked.

Cucumber:

• Wrap the cucumbers tightly in a plastic wrap and store them in the refrigerator. It minimizes decay and keeps it fresh for a long time.
• Cucumbers can be eaten fresh. They are a healthy snack to munch on when you are bored. Used in salads, soups, sandwiches, rolls, curries, cocktails, and pickles.

Capsicum:

• Store them in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Keep capsicums dry as moisture makes them rot faster. Refrigerate the peppers unwashed, in a plastic bag and consume within a week. Resort to refrigeration only when they cannot be consumed immediately.
• Green bell peppers can be used for a wide variety of dishes due to their distinct flavour and scent. Can be grilled, roasted, baked and sauteed. Widely used in salads, pastas, pizzas, pepper sauce and even for flavouring curries.

Bottle Gourd:

• To keep it as fresh and healthy as possible, store the entire gourd in a plastic bag or sealed container and refrigerate. Chopped gourds can be stored in a glass or steel container and refrigerated.
• They can be used to prepare curries, dals and even sweets. For your morning breakfasts, try bottle gourd dosa instead of the normal one for a healthy change.

Beans:

Store unwashed fresh beans in a perforated plastic bag and refrigerate. Whole beans stored this way will stay for a week. Beans can also be frozen. They can retain valuable amounts of nutrients for 3-6 months after freezing. They are used in curries, soups, stir-fried with rice, noodles, and salads.