Agbalumo, also called Udara, and known in English as African Star Apple, is a fruit indigenous to Africa.
The fruit is popular for its sweet-sour taste, sticky skin and milky juice that comes out of it when squeezed. The fruit is not without some interesting health benefits; Agbalumo is a natural remedy for toothache, constipation, sore throat, mouth gum disease and is also a rich source of
Vitamin C even more than oranges, the fruit also serves as a source of antioxidant booster to remove free radicals from oxidative stress disorders. The seeds are also used to cure skin infections.
This agbalumo drink recipe is culled from
Afrolems Food Blog. It can be taken as a mocktail (without adding alcohol) or taken as a cocktail (with alcohol).
Ingredients
3 Agbalumos
2 Tablespoons Honey
3 Scent leaves
1 teaspoon Ginger powder
A tablespoon of Sugar
2 cups of water
1 tablespoon Angostura Bitters (substitute with any other bitters)
2 shots of Hennessy (Optional)
Method
1. Wash and peel your agbalumo fruits, scraping the seeds and the skin for all the elements of the fruit into a bowl.
2. In a blender, pour in the agbalumo scrapings, scent leaf, honey, sugar, ginger powder and water.
3. Blend till smooth. Pour over a sieve into a bowl or jug to separate the pulp from the mix
4. Stir in the angostura bitters and add the hennessy
5. Serve your agbalumo cocktail over ice.
