Tati Pandu Gujju - Toddy Palm Fruit Pulp - Andhra Telugu Recipes - Indian Vegetarian Food

The ripened palm fruits are juicy with a sweet smell.

Extracting Pulp:

Separate the hard shells from the fruit by plucking with fingers. Hold the fruit in hand and hit to the ground so that the fruit breaks. It doensn’t break like a coconut. It just shows signs of separation on the skin / cover. Separate the outer cover by pulling with fingers. Using the back of a ladle or any flat tool separate the three seeds from the fruit. The seeds are covered with juicy fiber. Hold the fibrous seed and grate using a large holed side of a box grater. Turning the sides and grating extract the pulp. Similarly remove pulp from all the seeds of the palm fruit. The pulp still contains fiber which needs to be removed. Place a strainer (Large Holed) into a vessel. Pass the pulp through the strainer by rubbing with the back of a ladle. The smooth pulp is used to make sweet dishes like tati pandu kudumu, tati pandu cake etc..

Palm fruit has unique smell &taste. Enjoy this fruit which will be available during rainy season.