Black raisins

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Black raisins (கருப்பு உலர் திராட்சை) – seedless, intensely sweet and iron-rich, with a deeper, wine-like flavour than golden raisins. Dried from dark grapes, these raisins are almost black, soft rather than leathery, and noticeably richer than the yellow variety. The sweetness has a slight tartness behind it, which keeps them from tasting flat in cooking and makes them the better raisin when they need to stand up to ghee, jaggery or spice. They are used constantly in Indian kitchens. Fried in ghee with cashews they finish payasam, sakkarai pongal, kesari and biryani. They go into fruit cake, granola and trail mix. Many households soak eight to ten overnight and drink the water in the morning, a long-standing home practice for iron and digestion. Black raisins are a good source of iron, potassium, natural sugars and dietary fibre, and their fibre content is the reason they are traditionally associated with digestion. Store airtight and away from heat. If they dry out or clump in the humidity, a brief soak in warm water restores them completely. Order online or over WhatsApp, with cash on delivery available.