Episode 2 - Custard Apple

 

Hello again! Finally got another sunny day to shoot my second video. I have videos coming up on Cooking banana flower and Okra.  

My friend was nice enough to drop me these yummy Custard apples because he knew I was on a search for them. Took a couple days for them to fully ripen but was totally worth it. Custard apples were once common in Kerala but now it's rarely found. Though the number of products with "Sitaphal" flavor is increasing, their farming in Kerala hasn't seen much growth. 

Many efforts are put into creating a variety with lesser seeds and more pulp. But someone who loves nature as much as I do would only choose an organic variety that's both good for the earth and human beings.

Native to South America and the West Indies, sitaphal was introduced to India by  the Portuguese during the 16th century AD. Amazingly, its appearance has been noted in ancient Indian sculptures. There is a depiction of custard apple in the Bharhut and Sanchi sculptures in Madhya Pradesh, the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, and the carvings at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh from the 2nd century BC. thebetterIndia

In this video, we will see 

• How to check the ripeness?
• How does rank
• My sapling at the end of the video!

Episode 1- Papaya (ദൗമകക)

Namaskaram!🙏 

Welcome to my first blog and the First Episode of LearningyourRoots. ✋✋

In this video, I talk about once disliked but now one of my favorite fruit, Papaya or ദൗമകക. Papayas are widely seen throughout Kerala and now even provides livelihood to many farmers thanks to its international demand in cosmetics and personal products. 

Most of the papayas in our land grow from a seed that dropped by birds. Just like any other local produce, papaya doesn't get the well-deserved recognition it deserves. Since I'm spoiled for fruits in Kerala, I prefer cooking dishes with unripe papaya. It's an excellent replacement for cabbage and can replace pan-fried potato fries. 

I will post a traditional vegan recipe using grated papaya in my second episode. Forgive the lack of quality in these videos, Due to COVID I haven't been able to purchase the "Vlogger Kit" yet.

Here is my 5-year-old Papaya tree after greedy me harvested all the papayas 😛

For the Video explaining how to check the ripeness of papaya click the image below