Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Gambooge / goraka


Gambooge is fruit a native fruit plants of Soutern Asia.
also known goraka (sinhala) has a sour taste. Shape and taste almost similar to tamarind. Goraka is dried rind of the fruit. Especially for fish curry, goraka makes the fish become tight and also gives nice flavour to some vegetables curry. The main ingredient for ambul tiyal (srilankan dish) which will make the color black and sourness. Creating truly rich flavour. Available in Sri lankan or Indian groccery stores. In traditional Indian medicine, this fruit able to treat edema, delayed mentruasion, constipation, rheumatism, bowel complaints, and used to control obesity. Using goraka in cooking allowed a dish to be stored and eaten later.

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