Palavi Agro Farm

Health benefits:
A mixture of galangal and lime juice is used as a tonic
the herb also contains a good amount of minerals like potassium, manganese, copper, and magnesium 
it composes many essential nutrients and vitamins such as pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5) that are required for optimum health.

Medicinal use:

• Ginger root slices, boiled in water with added lemon or orange juice, and honey, is a popular herbal drink in ayurvedic medicine to relieve common cold, cough, and sore throat.
• Its extraction is used as a vehicle to mask bitterness and after-taste in traditional ayurvedic preparations.

Health benefits:

• Chilies contain health benefiting alkaloid compound.
• Fresh jalapeno peppers are rich source of vitamin-C.
• Jalapeno chillies characteristically contain more pyridoxine, vitamin E, vitamin K than other varieties of peppers. Vitamin K increases bone mass by promoting osteotrophic activity in the bones

How to use:

• Raw green jalapenos added along with tomatoes and white onion to prepare fresh pico de gallo.
• They can be experimented with other fruits and vegetables to make salsa, guacamole, chutney, and salads.
• Split halfway lengthwise, remove seeds and stuff with sausage, cheese, etc., to prepare relishing stuffed-jalapenos (jalapeno poppers).
• Add jalapeno rings as pizza toppings.
• Pickled jalapenos are eaten with sandwiches, tortilla, burgers, etc.
• They also add special flavor and spiciness to vegetable stews, poultry, meat and seafood dishes

Health benefits:

Romaine lettuce is a good source vitamins and nutrients, and can be eaten raw or prepared cooked. One cup of lettuce counts as a serving of vegetable, making it a good choice to meet your daily vegetable needs.

Health benefits:

Pok choy is one of the popular leafy-vegetables very low in calories. it is very rich source of many vital phyto-nutrients, vitamins, minerals and health-benefiting anti-oxidants.

How to use:

• Crispy, sweet pok choy stalks can be eaten raw, added to salads, sandwiches, and burgers.
• Baby pok choy can be a very attractive addition to salads .
• Pok choi is one of the wonderful vegetables used generously in modern-day recipes like stir fries, soups, stuffing…etc.
• It mixes well with cabbage, chilies, capsicum, onion, ginger, garlic, rice, tofu, meat and poultry.

Health benefits:

• The herb contains no cholesterol; however, it is rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, which help control blood-cholesterol, prevents constipation, protects the human body from free radicals mediated injury and from cancers.
• The herb is a good source of minerals like potassium,calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium.

How to use:

• The herb is widely used as a garnish. Many dishes are served with fresh green chopped parsley sprinkled on top.
• Along with other herbs and spices, it is being used as flavoring agent in the preparation of vegetable, chicken, fish and meat dishes.
• Freshly chopped parsley is a great addition to green salad.
• It is one of the common ingredients in famous Mediterranean green sauce, "salsa verde." This cold sauce includes parsley, capers, garlic, onion, anchovies, olive oil, and vinegar.

Health benefits:

• The herb contains no cholesterol; however, it is rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, which help control blood-cholesterol, prevents constipation, protects the human body from free radicals mediated injury and from cancers.
• The herb is a good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium.

How to use:

• The herb is widely used as a garnish. Many dishes are served with fresh green chopped parsley sprinkled on top.
• Along with other herbs and spices, it is being used as flavoring agent in the preparation of vegetable, chicken, fish and meat dishes.
• Freshly chopped parsley is a great addition to green salad.
• It is one of the common ingredients in famous Mediterranean green sauce, "salsa verde." This cold sauce includes parsley, capers, garlic, onion, anchovies, olive oil and vinegar.

In Vietnamese cuisine, these chilies are used in Vietnamese soups, Vietnamese salads and stir fried dishes. They are also put in fish sauce as a condiment or eaten raw.

Health benefits:

• Bell pepper contains an impressive list of plant nutrients that are known to have disease preventing and health promoting properties. Unlike other chili peppers, it is very low in calories and fats.
• It also contains good levels of vitamin-A.
• Bell pepper has adequate levels of essential minerals. Some of the main minerals in it are iron, copper, zinc, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and selenium.
• Further, capsicum (sweet pepper) is also good in B-complex group of vitamins such as niacin, pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and thiamin.

How to use:

• Fresh raw bell peppers are being used as vegetables in cuisines. They can be eaten as salads or cooked in stir-fries.
• In many parts of the South Asia, they mixed with other vegetables like potato (aloo-simla mirch), carrots, aubergine, green beans etc., along with tomato, garlic, onion, mustard seeds, cumin, and other spices in various mouth-watering stir-fries.
• They can also be stuffed with rice, meat, cheddar cheese, dried fruits, nuts, etc., and then cooked.
• They can also be grilled and served with sauce, cheese, and olive oil or with dips.
• Finely choppedt peppers can be used in Chinese-style vegetable stir-fries and noodles.
• Peppers are one of the popular ingredients in Italian pizza and pasta.

Health benefits:

It contain flavonoids, potassium and other mineral salts.Tomatoes contain a high volume of water, and they're refreshing in salads on hot days.

• They are also very low in any fat contents and have zero cholesterol levels. Nonetheless, they are excellent sources of antioxidants, dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins. Because of their all-round qualities, dieticians and nutritionists often recommend them to be included in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs..
• The vegetable contains very good levels of vitamin A.
• They contain moderate levels of vital B-complex vitamins such as folates, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin as well some essential minerals like iron, calcium, manganese and other trace element.

How to use:

• Cherry tomatoes are one of the popular items in salad preparations