Singhara name is sometimes also used (especially in Delhi, may be also in Mumbai) for Trapa bispinosa, the water chestnut, eaten similarly after roasting and also used in the form of flour duting varats. In Kashmir they call it Gollu.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:17 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Rashida ji, is it different from the Singhada sold in the markets in > Mumbai? > > Regards, > > Mani > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Rashida Atthar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks for sharing the pictures of this wonderful plant Sir. I have often >> been told by the older generation about chestnuts being freely available >> in Mumbai markets during the British time and few years later. >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> A new plant to me thanks for sharing >>> Tanay >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Castanea sativa from Kashmir, planted in gardens, orchards and >>>> roadsides. The kernels are eaten after roasting and locally known as >>>> singhara. Rarely reaches outside valley, because of poor keeping quality. >>>> Photographed from Harwan on June 16, 2010. >>>> >>>> English: Sweet chestnut, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut >>>> Kashmir: Singhara >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>> >>> >>> >> > -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
