Garcinia Indica
About
The seed of the Garcinia Indica is used to make candy, the outer cover is dried to get Kokam, a spice substituted for tamarind in curries from Konkan, and it is an essential ingredient of traditional fish recipes of Kerala.
It is popular in Sri Lankan cooking, mostly to preserve fish in a dry and sour curry.
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Physical Description
Garcinia Indica is a tropical evergreen tree. It is a wild tree of Western Ghats(Mountains) in south region of India. Garcinia Indica also divides into male and female. Male trees rarely give small fruits and fruit is of no use. It looks more bushy and beautiful and branches are more drooping tendency than female trees. The leaves of male tree are smaller than that of female. . But it flower without seasonal limitation.
Tasting Notes
Selecting and Buying
Preparation and Use
You can use Garcinia Indica for making candy, curries and eve make kokum butter. The fruit is edible. Other parts of the plant are used as a dye and were formerly used as purgatives and laxatives but were quite dangerous and are no longer prescribed.
