Know Your Spices: Health Benefits of Kudampuli And Recipes You Can Try

Kudampuli or commonly known as Malabar Tamarind are found in tropical countries. Also known as Garcinia Cambodia, Garcinia gummi-gutta and brindleberry, Kodampuli is a little yellow fruits that looks like pumpkin.

Benefits:

1. Kudampuli supresses hunger, so you feel less hungry.

2. Extracts of Garcinia Cambodia help to control blood sugar levels.

3. It promotes digestion.

Recipes:

Kudampuli Rasam

Ingredients:

Kudampuli

Boiled Toor Dhal

Rasam Powder

Turmeric powder

Asafoetida

Water

Ghee

Mustard Seeds

Cumin Seeds

Curry leaves

Salt

Method:

Soak kudampuli in water for few minutes and extract thick juice.

Take a pan, add kudampuli extract, toor dhal water, turmeric powder, water, salt and let it cook covered on medium flame.

Add rasam powder and stir.

Take another pan and heat ghee. Add mustard seed and once the seeds pop, add cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.

Saute for few seconds on low flame and add it to rasam.

Kudampuli Fish Curry

Ingredients:

Fish

Grated coconut

Chilli powder

Coriander powder

Turmeric powder

Salt

Green chilli

Curry leaves

Kudampuli

Coconut oil

Method:

Clean and cut the fish into medium pieces.

Grind coconut, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and make a smooth paste.

Add green chilli, curry leaves, kudampuli extract and salt and water

Marinate the fish with the paste

Place an earthen pot on the stove and put the mixture into it.

Keep the flame high till the curry boils.

Once the curry boils, pour coconut oil to it.

Cook it for 5 minutes then reduce the flame.

Remove from flame as the curry thickens enough.