Dinesh ji and Rashida ji, nice photos. In Malayalam we call it Kadachakka. >From the unripe fruit, nice dishes are made.
Regards, Mani. On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote: > Artocarpus altilis (Z). Fosberg syn. Artocarpus communis Forst & Frost. > Seen at Sagar upavan, Mumbai in Nov.2010. > > Accordig to Trees of Mumbai, pg : 31 -" .... the whitish pulp is consumed > as a vegetable and is used in other preparations. It can be baked, bolied > and fried like potatoes." It further adds " The green fruits when roasted > look like bread, giving its common name Bread fruit tree. It is also used > for preparing salads and soups". > > > regards, > Rashida. > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Moraceae (mulberry, fig family) » *Artocarpus altilis* >> *Synonyms*: *Artocarpus incisus, Artocarpus communis* >> >> >> *ar-toe-karp-us* -- from the Greek *artos* (bread) and *carpus* (fruit) >> *al-TIL-iss* -- fat >> >> >> *commonly known as*: breadfruit • Hindi: bakri-chajhar • Kannada: ದೀವಿ >> ಹಲಸು divi halasu, ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಹಲಸು rotti halasu, ಸೀಮೆ ಹಲಸು sime halasu • Konkani: >> जिवी कडगी jivi kadgi • Malayalam: കടച്ചക്ക kataccakka, ശീമച്ചക്ക seemachakka >> • Marathi: नीरफणस nirphanas, विलायती फणस vilayati phanas • Tamil: ஈரப்பலா >> irppla • Telugu: కూర పనస kura panasa • Tulu: ಜೀ ಗುಜ್ಜೆ jee gujje >> >> >> *Native to*: New Guinea and s Pacific islands >> >> >> >> *Edible use*: >> >>> ... unripe fruit as VEGETABLE ... >>> Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadfruit> >>> >> ... ripe fruit as FRUIT, also as VEGETABLE ... Purdue >> University<http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/breadfruit.html> >>> >> >> >
