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प्रश्न
Are flowers cooked in your home as a dry vegetable, a gravy dish or as a chutney? Find out which flowers are used for these.
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उत्तर
Yes, flowers of some plants are cooked as a dry vegetable, gravy dish or as chutney. Flowers of banana, sahjan, kachnar, etc. are used as vegetables and gravy. Flowers of Shefalika are used for making chutney.
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