We have a plant, which we bought as cherry and
planted about 3 years back. Plant started flowering in a time span of 1 year
after planting it. We did not know what to name it and how to use it other than
eating fresh fruit. The edible berries taste very different, which are
combination of all the tastes sour, bitter and sweet! It has a strong aroma
which may create discomfort in sensitive individuals. Then I did little
research on this searching in google and found the name and bit of information
on this. It is Surinam cherry and sources say the fruit is rich in Vitamin C
and A. Fruits are used as flavouring agent in jam & jellies.
Botanical name: Eugenia uniflora
Other names: Brazilian cherry, Cayenne cherry...
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_uniflora
Botanical name: Eugenia uniflora
Other names: Brazilian cherry, Cayenne cherry...
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_uniflora
Ingredients:
Well ripe Surinam Cherry/ Pitanga – 4
Water – 1 glass
Honey – 2 tsp
Method:
Wash the cherries carefully and squeeze the delicate
fruits well to collect the pulp in a bowl. Add a glass of water and strain the
juice with a strainer to the serving glass. Press the pulp while straining to
get the juice completely. Add honey to the juice and mix well. Serve with ice
cubes.
colorful fruit.. have you tried pickling it? raita? rasam?
ReplyDeleteThank you Shwetha, yet to try different recipes out of it. We have a small plant and get few fruits. Tried only this juice so far.
DeleteBy chance, have you tried this fruit?
DeleteThank you so much.. Glad you liked it!
ReplyDelete