Chirambot / Kapalphodi / चिरमबोट / कपालफोडी / Wild Cape Gooseberry / Physalis minima L.
Other Names
Local Name: Chirambot / Kapalphodi / चिरमबोट / कपालफोडी
Common Name: Wild Cape Gooseberry
Botanical Name: Physalis minima L.
Status & Habitat
Habitat: Herb
Occurrence: Roadside, Farm bunds
Season of Availability: July-September
Geography: Americas
Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
Part used for Propagation: Seeds
Edible Parts
Edible Parts: Ripe Fruits
Can be Eaten Raw: Yes
Method of Consumption
Raw: Yes
Ripe: Yes
Both Raw & Ripe: Yes
Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
As Food: Ripe fruits are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. Leaves are cooked as vegetable
As Medicine: Leaf juice with mustard oil to heal earache; taken with tankana bhasma and honey to cure asthma; roots taken to improve digestive strength.
Cooking Method: Fruits may be eaten ripe or cooked as a vegetable.
Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A
Tribal Wisdom: Leaf juice with mustard oil to heal earache; taken with tankana bhasma and honey to cure asthma; roots taken to improve digestive strength.
Recipes / Usage
Tribal Recipe / Usage: Sabji of unripe fruits: Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the diced ripe fruits, potato, mustard oil, fenugreek powder, cumin, haldi, cloves, ginger, onions, chilis, and garlic. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes and serve with chapatis. Include garam masala and garnish with coriander leaves.
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Chirambot / Kapalphodi / चिरमबोट / कपालफोडी / Wild Cape Gooseberry / Physalis minima L.
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