The ripe fruit in Marathi we call "Kali maina". It is very tasty. I will send a photo, if I see any in the market or near schools.
Regards, Mani. On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > When would we taste Kali maina? > > > > -- > 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 Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:33 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nice capture Gurcharan ji. We use the unripe fruit to make pickles and >> the ripe one is very sweet called "Kali maina". During our childhood days, >> we used to eat lots of this fruits mixed with salt as it was easily >> available outside our school gate. Along with we also used to get lots of >> Carambolas and salted tamarind. Now all these are rarity as children >> prefers packaged eatables from stores. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> > >
