Sri Lankan Natural Cashew Apples Stock Photo

Cashew nuts are a wonderful fruit with a very sweet aroma and taste. In Sri Lankan this called as Kaju puhulan.. Botanically known as Anacardium occidentale, it is native to northeastern Brazil. These delicious cashew nuts can be found in bright red, orange, yellow or mixed colors. But Kaju Puhulan is not as popular as Kaju Madaya. Moreover, cashew nuts contain many medicinal properties. Therefore, it is used in Ayurveda as a treatment to alleviate many diseases. Not only that, cashew nuts are also used for various culinary uses. Apart from being eaten as a fruit, cashews can be eaten as a vegetable with vinegar and as fruit juice. Apart from that, Kaju Puhulan Pickle is a delicious dish prepared by village women. Also, cashew nuts contain many nutritional components that you don't think about. It contains niacin, iron, magnesium, copper, thiamin, vitamin B, calcium, selenium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, etc. Therefore, there are many health benefits that we can get from eating cashew nuts.