Wild Melon/ Kaachri/ कचरी
Local Name: Kaachri
Botanical Name: Cucumis callosus
Category: Fruit
Season: July-till October
Grown In: Rajasthan
Culinary Use: Fresh kachri can be eaten raw, added to salads, or cooked like a vegetable. Dried and powdered kachri is a popular spice, adding a tangy, sour-sweet flavor to various dishes, including curries, pickles, and chutneys.
Preparation Method: Can be consumed raw, dried, powdered, or cooked into sabzi. Used by some households as a marinade/meat tenderiser. Can be made into chutneys or pickles
Nutritional Benefits: Vitamins, minerals, cooling and hydrating due to high water content, rich in proteins and can help easing gastrointestinal aches.
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