Tag: turkeyberries
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Manathakkali berries
Manathakkali berries or black night shade berriesManathakkali is synonymous with Tamil culture. While the leaves are used to make a delicious curry, the small black berries are delicious thrown in a salad or eaten just like that. The green berries are toxic raw, but can be cooked in a tamarind based gravy. The ripped manathakkali…
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Sundakkai poriyal
Sundakkai or turkey berry is an highly nutritious wild vegetable. In Tamil Nadu, this vegetable is still eaten, but mainly in a dish called vathal kuzhambu. However, this vegetable can be used in many dishes. Here is how we make a poriyal or sabji with it. Smash the turkey berry or sundakkai with a samsher,…