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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Black Beauties...BERRY BERRY TASTY!

(Kaalojaam - Delicious & Healthy)

Delicious Kaalojaam (Black Berry) .....A summer fruit available for a limited period in June-July. Kaalojaam or BlackBerry has a unique taste...you have to have it to understand.... sweet with a coarse-acidic tang which leaves an aftertaste. But the purple juicy pulp of these small spherical fruits is almost addictive...you just cant seem to stop....and before you know you have a bowl full of seeds....remnants of the fruit you just ate up!

Though I love to eat them as it is, to add to its taste, I do as follows :


Ingredients
Kalojaam = 500gms
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Kashundi (Indian Mustard sauce) - 1 - 1.5 tsp

Procedure :
1. Just put a slit or two on each of the fruit
2. Marinate with salt, sugar and kashundi.
3. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour
4.Enjoy !

Side Effects : A purple tongue!!!

Some more info about the humble Kaalojaam - A wonderful fruit for combating stress, cardiovascular disease and cancer. It has very few calories so anyone with obesity can eat it happily. You can skip your evening tea and consume this fruit instead because it cools and body and prepares it for rest. The best thing would be to make a drink with kalo jam, pudina pata, salot or honey to guarantee a good night’s sleep.

23 comments:

Sharmila said...

Ami jantaam kalojaam ekta mishti .. ar eigulo ke jaamkul bole. Anyway ... whatever the name .. khete darun. Amra cousin bonera summer vacations e ekta bowlful niye (onek gulo gaach chilo )shudhu salt ar chilli powder diye adda e boshe jetam. :-)

Srikitchen said...

wow! i love black berry! u have given a nice twist to it!

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow...this is my favourite food...looks yum....

Rush said...

i wud totally love the purple tongue after having it!!

Indrani said...

kalojam salt aar chili diye kheyechi...kasundi diye o darun lagbe..anek din kalojam khaini..I love these..jibe jal asche, Sharmistha

Urmi said...

ufffffffff darun recipe r chhobi gulo eto sundor dekhei khete ichhe korchhe.

Hari Chandana P said...

WOW!!... Looks yummmm...

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Wow thats nice idea ... the info is really useful thanks yah

Unknown said...

Love the name of your blog.

Sharmistha Guha said...

@Sharmila- Jaa bolechho!! What's in a name!! ;))
I think mishti kaalojaam may have got its name from its similarity in the colour with the fruit!

@Srilekha-Just adding flavour to an already delicious fruit!

@Kitchen Flavours-So glad you liked it!

@Rush-Ha ha!! My little girl was so frightened seeing my black-blue purplish tongue!

@Indrani, Babli, Hari Chandana,Pavithra- Thanks so much...so glad you liked it!

@Divya-Thanks!

Sujata said...

Indrani, I love kalajamun! It been more than 10 years since I tasted one. I really enjoyed your post.

Urmi said...

I have nominated u for the Kreativ blogger award. Please visit my blog and accept it.
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Rush said...

where are ya?
is everything okay?

Indrani said...

It seems like You are on a long break. Some awards are waiting for u in my blog, pick them up pl.

ST said...

Its my favorite...U have given superb and wonderful twist to it...

Tulip said...

Hi,
my first time here...very nice collection of recipes...i too love kalojaam with salt ... didnt try with kasundi. ekbar try korte hobe. your misti doi looks so good...incidentally I made misti doi just an hour ago !! and the containers u used are too good !! :)

Sudeshna said...

Kalojaam khelei amar daat toke jai, tai khaina. Kasundi diye kakhono chesta korini, ekbar try kore dekho ebar. Ami anek samai fruits soya sauce diye khai, it tastes great

Sharmila said...

Everything ok with you?

Priya dharshini said...

i luv bengalis..u r rocking

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Adamalan said...

One of my favorite native shrubs for fall color is American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), and I have two under the live oaks in my back.

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