শাপলার ফল (ঢ্যাপ) Water Lily Fruit.

 BD Water Lily Fruit.

Depiction/Taste 

Water Lily organic product are the berries of the Water Lily plant. They are round, supple organic product that have a hard, green external skin with leaves. The inward tissue is white, divided, and contains upwards of 2,000 little minuscule seeds. The seeds are dark or brown in shading, and measure around 1 millimeter in width. They are amazingly crunchy, and are regularly eaten popped, where they have a grain like taste with traces of pepper. 

Seasons/Availability 

Water Lily organic product are accessible in the fall and cold weather months. 

Current Facts 

Water Lily organic product have a place with the Nymphaeaceae family. There are numerous assortments of Water Lily, which are sea-going spices with pompous blossoms of white, pink, blue or red. They have enormous leaves which are known as lily cushions. Water Lily organic product are likewise alluded to as Lotus Flower organic product, albeit the actual lotus has a place with an alternate animal types. Water Lily organic product create from the blossom of the plant, which is additionally consumable. After the bloom is pollinated, it withdraws submerged, and closes. It then, at that point forms into a hard, green globular organic product which are esteemed for their seeds. Water Lily organic product are frequently rummaged in nature. 

Dietary benefit 

Water Lily organic product contain sugars, fats, protein and fiber. They contain minerals like calcium, niacin and magnesium. The seeds have been found to have antimicrobial properties, and might conceivably assist with lessening contaminations. 

Applications 

Water Lily organic product might be eaten crude. In Bangladesh in India, they are cut open, and the seeds eliminated. The seeds are singed in ghee or oil until they are popped, similar to amaranth or quinoa. They are blended in with dissolved jaggery sugar, shaped into little balls, and are devoured as a tidbit. The seeds may likewise be bubbled or ground into flour, which is then utilized for bread. 

Ethnic/Cultural Info 

Water Lily natural product are eaten as food in Africa and India. There, kids typically accumulate the natural product, stems and blossoms, which are all palatable. The seeds of the Water Lily natural product might be found in some conventional drugs. In Nigeria, Ghana and portions of India, they are viewed as cooling, and are utilized to treat fevers and skin conditions like dermatitis. Rice cooked with the seeds is supposed to be useful for diabetics. In Ayurvedia medication in India, they are viewed as cooling, and are utilized to treat fevers. 

Topography/History 

Water lilies are antiquated plants. Fossil proof shows that they have been around for somewhere in the range of 160 million years. The Blue Lotus and White Lotus, assortments in the Water Lily family, were worshipped in antiquated Egypt. Water Lilies fill in tropical and mild districts, and are found all through the world, in the United States, the United Kingdom, South America, Africa, Australia and Asia Bangladesh.