Kumatiya trees produce pods, each one containing a row of three shiny, flat seeds used as food by the people in Rajasthan. These seeds are one of the five ingredients of panchkuta, a well known delicacy and a very popular food during Shitala Ashtami, a Hindu festival dedicated to goddess Shitala and celebrated a week after Holi. Called kumatiya or chapatiya, it is one of the five ingredients in the panchkuta vegetable mix—a Marwari dish. The other ingredients are ker (Capparis decidua), sangri (Prosopis cineraria), gunda (Cordia myxa) and mango KUMATIYA originates from arid land os Rajasthan. It is plucked and dried for consumption as a royal dish.Its brown in color but once boiled its skin is removed and then its white inside. It is a wild berry which grows in desert area of Rajasthan.
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- Kumatiya or chapatiya, it is one of the five ingredients in the panchkuta vegetable mix—a Marwari dish.
- Dried Kumatiya needs to be soaked in water for at least 6-8 hours before cooking or you can boil it with water for instant use.
- Jain people used kumatiya for paryusana parv(chomasa).
- Hand picked quality direct from the farmers of marwar
- We provide quality, pure, Natural Kumatiya with best quality.
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