baDpuLi/punarpuLi Juice

baDpuLi (Garcinia indica), commonly known as Kokum, is a fruit tree, that has culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. It is indigenous to the Western Ghats region of India, along the western coast. baDpuLi is a small round fruit, approximately 1 to 2 inches in diameter. It becomes dark purple to black in color as it ripens. The outer rind covers a chambered inner pulp that contains 6 to 8 seeds. It is known to resist the effect of the heat and thus makes a cool and a refreshing drink. This drink has a sweet and sour flavour. It is usually given to people having ‘Pitta’.

Ingredients baDpuLi Fruit Sugar/Jaggery Water Preparation Method Method 1 Remove the skin from the fruit. Sun dry the skin for 1 week. Store it in a container. Clean and soak the dried skin in water overnight. The color of the water changes to pinkish-purple. Add Sugar to the colored water. Boil the water for 10-15 min. Allow it to cool. Filter this syrup to a glass bottle and refrigerate. Note To have this drink, add ¼ glass of the syrup and ¾ glass water . Method 2 Remove the skin from the fruit. Sun dry the skin for 1 week. Store it in a container. Clean and soak the dried skin in water overnight. The color of the water changes to pinkish-purple. Add Sugar/Jaggery. Add more water if required. Method 3 Separate the pulp from the rind. Remove the seeds from the pulp. Soak the skin in water for 5 min. The color of the water changes to pinkish-purple. Mash the pulp. Add Sugar/Jaggery and water to it. Finally add the colored water mentioned above to the pulp mixture. Note This drink needs to be consumed immediately after preparation.