Kachri काचरी

🌱 About the plant

A wild desert melon of Rajasthan, dried and powdered as a souring agent.

Growing it

Grows on sand with no irrigation at all.

What it is for

Kachri powder for Rajasthani cooking.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full, hard sun

Water

Rain only

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

Trailing 1–2 m

First harvest

Fruit at 70 days

Grows on sand with no irrigation at all.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Kachri powder for Rajasthani cooking.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India