Calorie content of curls, vitamins, micro- and macroelements in the berry. Its positive and negative effects on health. Recipes for delicious desserts and pastries, useful information. Important! The benefits of curling will not be so great if you eat it with sugar and even more so cook it.
Harm and contraindications to the use of curls
This berry is not recommended to be eaten after it has stood for more than 3-4 days. During this time, almost all of its juice flows down, and then the positive effect on the body turns out to be insignificant.
It is best to eat it after eating, eating curls on an empty stomach can result in nausea, heartburn and pain in the right upper quadrant. This is especially true for patients with pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus and gastritis.
Speaking about contraindications to the use of curls, it is necessary to highlight the following:
- Individual intolerance to the product … It is quite rare and mainly among children, pregnant women and the elderly. This phenomenon is characterized by skin redness, nausea, and abdominal pain.
- Diabetes … This berry should not be eaten with a disease of both the first and second types. This is due to the fact that it contains a lot of sugars that are harmful to an already diseased pancreas. Therefore, after using it, dizziness, general malaise, and nausea may occur.
- Gastritis … We are talking only about the situation when the disease proceeds with increased acidity in the stomach. This is dangerous because the berry promotes the production of hydrochloric acid, which irritates the walls of the organ.
Listing all the contraindications for curling, it is necessary to separately note the age restriction up to 2-3 years. If you turn it on in the menu before that, then the child may have an allergic reaction.
Curd recipes
This berry is mainly used raw in cooking. With her participation, various jellies, ice cream, pies, cakes, pastries, preserves, and jams are prepared. It is ideal for conservation. Freezing curls also tolerates perfectly, but drying will be a bad option. It can be easily supplemented with other berries and fruits, dairy products.
Here's what you can cook with this berry:
- Jelly … Wash and dry 300 g curls on paper. Now dissolve gelatin (1 tablespoon) in warm water (100 ml). Next, pour the berries into an enamel pan, add the prepared solution to them and cook them for 20-30 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. When the sweet treat is ready, transfer it to the bowls and refrigerate to harden.
- Cakes … Heat a skillet well over a fire and fry the bread crumbs on it. Whilst cooking, combine 3 egg whites with sugar (100) and crush until frothy. Now combine the yolks (3 pcs.) With cream (20 g) and wheat flour (20 g). Next, beat the mass with a blender and add the crackers with the protein mixture here. Then grease a baking dish with butter and pour the dough into it in a layer up to 2 cm thick. Then just place the dish in a well-heated oven for 25 minutes. When the cake is ready, take it out, cool and cut into several pieces. Then beat the curls (250 g) with a blender, combine it with cream (5 tbsp. L.) And lemon juice (2 tsp. L.). Pour this mass over the cakes, which after that can already be served.
- Jam … First wash and dry the curls (1 kg). Then cover it with sugar (500 g) and leave for 2-3 hours. While she is pouring juice, sterilize 0.5 liter cans and lids. Next, boil the berry mixture and, when it becomes more or less cold, pour it over the prepared jars. Then roll them up and leave them indoors for 2-3 days under a blanket. After that, they can be lowered into the basement.
- Panna Cotta … Grind the powdered sugar (150 g) with cornstarch (60 g) and agar agar (20 g). Then carefully add heavy homemade cream, which you need 500 ml, into the mixture. Next, put the mass in a metal container on low heat and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly. After that, transfer it to silicone molds, greased with butter, and put them in the refrigerator to set. When the panna cotta has hardened, remove it, place it on a plate and garnish with berries in the center on top.
- Compote … Wash a glass of curls, 3 sweet apples and a few plums. Pour all this into boiling water, which needs no more than 1 liter. Now add sugar to taste and cook the compote until the fruits and berries are tender.
- Curd dessert … Mash it (400 g) with washed strawberry fruits (50 g). Then add powdered sugar (2 tablespoons), butter (1 tablespoon) and beat the mixture with a blender until smooth.
- Milkshake … Combine 250 g of ice cream without filler and berries (about 80 g) in a blender bowl. Add vanilla sugar (1 tsp) and milk (120 ml). Now whisk the mixture well, put it in glasses and garnish with whole berries. Chill in the refrigerator before drinking your cocktail.
If you need to freeze curls, then it will be enough to wash, dry it, put it in bags and send them to the freezer.
Note! It is not recommended to soak this berry, especially for a long time, because it quickly sours in water. As a result, it becomes watery and loses its taste.
Interesting facts about kudraniya
Kudrania is almost never sold in our markets and stores, because it cannot withstand long-term transportation from East Asia. In Iran, this berry is one of the main ingredients of the national cuisine. At the same time, in taste and nutritional value, it is in no way inferior to strawberries.
When buying a berry, it must be borne in mind that it drains very quickly, so you only need to transfer it in plastic containers. Because of this, it can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 3-4 days, after which the curls become sour in taste. You can still use it to make jam, but then you have to add a little more sugar and cook longer.
This tree grows both wild and cultivated. It bears fruit well on sod land, sand, black earth, peat. The yield of the plant decreases during the rainy season, since it needs a warm climate and sun. That is why the "strawberry tree" is not planted in the shade. It is also very important here that these berries never infect pests.
The largest number of kudrania berries gives 7-8 years after planting. The first fruits appear only after 2-3 years. For 12 months from one tree in the absence of frost, you can get up to 200 kg of harvest.
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Existing kudraniya recipes mainly involve its use for desserts and baked goods. They are replete with variety and originality, so every culinary specialist will be able to choose the most suitable option for himself.