Here is a tasty and healthy rasam made from Kokum also known as Birind in Konkani.
This rasam brings back childhood memories when my great grand mom would make this during our visit to their house in Kerala.
But at that time I only knew it tastes good, only when I started cooking did I realize that it was one of the healthiest fruits known to us.
Kokum is low in calories, contains no saturated fats or cholesterol and is rich in dietary fibre.
It is rich in vitamin C and
B-complex vitamins. Kokum helps control heart rate and blood pressure and is also good for digestion.Kokum reduces sun strokes and prevents dehydration.
Kokum rind is used to lower cholesterol.
According to the Journal of Oncology and Haemotology, Garcinol, present in kokum, can inhibit intestinal cancer cell growth without affecting normal cells.
