Kusada
Introduction
‘Kusada’ is a wild fruitfound in the hilly plateau areas of Goa. Between April to June, this wild fruit is available in the surrounding plateau area of the Tiswadi taluka. Kusada is full of medicinal values like controlling diabetes. Tribal people of Tiswadi taluka use this fruit to make a sweet dish also called ‘Kusada’. This dish is prepared using coconut and Jaggery. Usually, this wild fruit is bitter in taste,so the above ingredients help make the dish sweet and delicious. Furthermore, the fruit is also pre-boiledin water one day before and soaked in water to reduce the bitter taste of the fruit. This dish is usually servedin the evenings with tea.
- Serves: 1 People
- Prep Time: 30min
- Cooking: 2hr
- Difficulties: supereasy
Ingredients
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For Cooking
- Small bowl “Kusada” fruit
- ½ bowl grated Coconut
- ½ Bowl grated jaggery
- 2 glass water
- 2 Pinches of salt
For Dressing
Nutritional Information
Procedure
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First gather the Kusadafrom the forest two days before the preparation
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Remove the stalks of the fruits and wash them properly
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Take the cooking vessel and keep it on a mud chulha
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Add 2 glasses of water and put the kusada in a vessel
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Add 2 pinches of salt in boiling water and keep this kusadafor 7-8 min to boil
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After boiling, soak the fruits for one day in water
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On the day of preparation, remove the pills of the kusada
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Add grated coconut and grated jaggery with kusadaandmix it very well. Enjoy this delicious dish with a hot cup of tea
