Recipe by: RUTHEY. A pound cake made with yogurt instead of sour cream. I have used this recipe for a long time and had misplaced it. I went to my daughter and had her give me another copy. .
You ar right, it is a berry. The botanical name is carissa carandas I or Carissa congesta Wight. Karonda is the common English name. A variety of this fruit is also called natal plum in English. In hindi, it is called Karwand. In Tamil, it is called Kalakai.
Kalpasi: the mystery flower - Alternatively known as daagar ka phool, patthar ka phool or 'black stone flower', kalpasi is a kind of lichen. Though not much is known about its production, many believe that a few places in Tamil Nadu - Ooty and Kodaikanal - harbour this rare spice.