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Ajwain Leafअजवाइन पत्ताPlectranthus amboinicusThick scented leaves on a succulent stem; one plant fills a windowsill pot for years.
Bhut Jolokiaभूत जोलोकियाCapsicum chinenseThe ghost chilli of Nagaland — a genuine regional speciality, and ferocious.BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.CorianderधनियाCoriandrum sativumBolts in heat, thrives in the cool months. Sow every fortnight for a steady supply.Green Chilliहरी मिर्चCapsicum annuumOne plant on a sill supplies a household, and crops for two years.MintपुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…Naga King Chilliराजा मिर्चCapsicum frutescensSmall upright fruit on a woody perennial that crops for years in the hills.PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.
Ram Tulsiराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.Spring Onionहरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
SunflowerसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.
WalnutअखरोटJuglans regiaThe nut tree of Kashmir and the western hills, needing real winter cold.Wild ApricotचुलीPrunus armeniacaThe chuli of Ladakh and Kinnaur — blossom in April, fruit and kernel oil by July.