VIJAYAWADA: The worth of Chinta Chiguru (silent tamarind leaves) mark is competing with these of rooster, fish, prawn and mutton attributable to a steep lengthen in its mark to Rs 600 per kg from the earlier Rs 100 per kg.
Tamarind leaves will most likely be found in June when of us expend it in curries of a colossal preference of combinations, treating it as trustworthy for health. Tamarind trees susceptible to be inform in every keep, but these are disappearing attributable to urbanization. This increased the worth of Chinta Chiguru abnormally, market-analysts said.
In Andhra Pradesh, many dishes are incomplete with out a twig of tamarind leaves. It’s miles majorly inclined in curries, chutneys and rasam. A jam made with tamarind leaves is standard in AP and other states. Here is trustworthy for digestion as it acts as a laxative.
A special chutney called ‘chintachiguru pachadi’ is made by adding unusual or dried tamarind leaves with peanuts, garlic cloves, dried red chilies, and cumin seeds.
Chef D Nagesh said silent tamarind leaves are a actually grand ingredient in the Andhra delicacies as the leaves are very tasty. Chinta Chiguru is inclined in making ready dal, fish, rooster, mutton, prawn and other curries. Chintha Chiguru Pulihora is amazingly successfully-known in Andhra and a majority of the of us will style it with out fail.
Vendors are striking up silent tamarind leaves on the footpaths and selling them in grams of 100 for Rs 60; and a kg for Rs 600 in Vijayawada and other cities.
Supplier Lakshmi recalled that tamarind trees susceptible to exist alongside the avenue-sides in villages and towns. In different areas, they had been lower for avenue expansions, constructions and heaps others. “We are going to hilly areas and a ways off villages to fetch silent tamarind leaves,” she said.
Lakshmi said crew had been available in the previous to pluck silent tamarind leaves but now there is a shortage of crew. “Whoever is available to total this work are tense huge money to pluck the leaves. This also resulted in the worth upward thrust,” she said.
Homemaker Rehana Shaheen said the swish tamarind leaves susceptible to be available for Rs 100 per kg nevertheless it touched Rs 600 now, which is equal to 2 kg of rooster, almost a kg of mutton, three kg of fish and almost two kg of prawn. “Despite the odd mark, we are procuring Chinta Chiguru as it’s a ways amazingly tasty and has plenty of health benefits.”
Ayurvedic doctor Satyanarayana said silent tamarind leaves are trustworthy for health. Tamarind leaves are trustworthy to ease joint worry, filthy rich with ascorbic acid, Weight reduction program C and tartaric acid that aid in constructing immunity naturally.
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