Tamarillo or tree tomatoes are juicy, citric and sweet it is a small oval shaped fruit, similar to egg like shape. It is closely related to fruits and vegetables such as tomato, seeds inside this fruit is edible. Tamarillos has reddish-brown to orange-red in colour, dark stripes also appear in some cases, we provide you the best of best hill tamarillos, order here to taste the best organic tamarillo.
Following are the Tamarillos benefits:
Tree tomatoes are packed with Vitamins A C E and pro-vitamin, a good source of B-complex also filled with many other nutrients like Minerals, Carbohydrates, Iron, Antioxidant. Tamarillos help in improve the immune system.
1. Helps in Weight Loss
2. Good for skin
3. Helps in anti aging
4. Controls Diabetes
5. Helps lower blood sugar levels
6. Cures inflames tonsils
7. Treats high blood pressure
8. Good for heart, balance harmful effects of high sodium levels in heart
9. Good for eyesight
10. Stave off cancerous outbreaks
How to eat:
You can peel the outer skin before consumption or cut in half and scoop the flesh.
Recipes:
Add raw tamarillo to salads, juices or smoothies
Can be used to make jams, desserts, jellies, dips, toppings
You can bake or grill or saute or stew in oil, garlic, pepper or salt
Tree tomatoes/Tamarillo sprout salad:
Serves - 1 person
Time - 10 mins
Ingredients:
Tamarillos – 2 to 3
Multigrain (optional) – 250 gm
Onions -1(diced)
Green chilli-1 small
Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 1/2 tsp
Garnish of your choice
Preparation:
Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seeds and saute for a minute, after which you can add the diced onions and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
Once slightly tender, add the multi-grain sprouts and saute on a high flame.
Alternate the flame from low to high, saute for another 3 minutes.
Sprinkle with some water and cover it.
Steam it for a minute, and then remove the lid and add the tomatoes.
Saute on a high flame, adding salt.
You can season it with Indian or Italian seasoning(optional)
Storage tips:
Keep unripe fruit at room temperature to ripen or place it in the refrigerator.