Garlic is well-known to be one of the healthiest vegetables - and yes, Garlic is a vegetable (just something I learned today when writing this recipe)! Besides being extremely nutritious and low in calories, the proven health benefits of garlic include: reduction of blood pressure, improvement of cholesterol levels and it can even combat the common cold. Additional properties are ascribed to garlic in Ayurdvedic medicine where it's said to combat pimples, ulcers, wounds and even snakebites.