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Ajwain Leafअजवाइन पत्ताPlectranthus amboinicusThick scented leaves on a succulent stem; one plant fills a windowsill pot for years.
AmaranthचौलाईAmaranthus tricolorThe monsoon green that grows itself — heat-proof, rain-proof, ready in a month.
AmlaआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household through winter.BananaकेलाMusa acuminataA single sucker in a corner gives shade, cooking leaves and, in time, fruit.
Curry Leafकढ़ी पत्ताMurraya koenigiiA small tree that lives happily in a deep pot and gives leaves all year.Field BeanसेमLablab purpureusThe winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.GuavaअमरूदPsidium guajavaThe most forgiving fruit tree for a small Indian garden or a big pot.Horse GramकुलथीMacrotyloma uniflorumThe hardiest pulse of the dry deccan, grown where rain is unreliable.Indian GooseberryआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household in winter.LimeनींबूCitrus aurantiifoliaKagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.MakoyमकोयSolanum nigrumThe black nightshade of monsoon fields — a leafy green in the east, a weed elsewhere.MintपुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…PomegranateअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.Sweet PotatoशकरकंदIpomoea batatasGround cover, greens and tubers from a few cuttings pushed into soil.Water Spinachकलमी सागIpomoea aquaticaGrows on water or wet mud and crops every fortnight through the monsoon.