Katy Dalal provides unique recipes of preparing fruit and vegetable dishes to make daily food more interesting. The author has selected plants such as banana, bitter gourd, coconut, drumstick, different varieties of spinach, pineapple etc, for their food value and medicinal properties. With her cooking skills, she has evolved many delicious recipes for appetizers, main courses and desserts from these fruit and vegetables. Even skins, peels, flowers and stems have been utilized in the cooking. 

The origin of these fruits along with a chart containing their mineral and vitamin content have been described in every chapter.  In the introduction, the author has described which fruits and vegetables have protective properties and preventative value against dreaded diseases like cancers and tumors. Also, certain vegetables have been recommended to be eaten regularly to maintain a well-nourished and healthy body.

Published: 2005
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback