Chukka Kura (Indian Sorrel)
Chukka Kura (Rumex vesicarius) is a dark green leafy vegetable with a sour and almost apricot-y flavor. Culinarily it can replace spinach or mustard in any recipe and adds a new dimension of tartness to curries, salads or daal. The leaves are also consumed in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries.
It belongs to the Polygonaceae family and native to northern Africa and Pakistan and India. Medicinally, it is used in Ayurveda for the treatment of constipation, diseases of the liver, scorpion bite, and snake bites.
Also known as Bladder dock, Rosy dock, Sorrel, Ruby Dock, or Ambari. Plant is an annual in zones 8 and lower and a biennial (2 years) in Zones 9+. Grows 8-12” tall with the same width. Sends out beautiful red papery flowers through the season.
Chukka Kura (Rumex vesicarius) is a dark green leafy vegetable with a sour and almost apricot-y flavor. Culinarily it can replace spinach or mustard in any recipe and adds a new dimension of tartness to curries, salads or daal. The leaves are also consumed in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries.
It belongs to the Polygonaceae family and native to northern Africa and Pakistan and India. Medicinally, it is used in Ayurveda for the treatment of constipation, diseases of the liver, scorpion bite, and snake bites.
Also known as Bladder dock, Rosy dock, Sorrel, Ruby Dock, or Ambari. Plant is an annual in zones 8 and lower and a biennial (2 years) in Zones 9+. Grows 8-12” tall with the same width. Sends out beautiful red papery flowers through the season.
Chukka Kura (Rumex vesicarius) is a dark green leafy vegetable with a sour and almost apricot-y flavor. Culinarily it can replace spinach or mustard in any recipe and adds a new dimension of tartness to curries, salads or daal. The leaves are also consumed in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries.
It belongs to the Polygonaceae family and native to northern Africa and Pakistan and India. Medicinally, it is used in Ayurveda for the treatment of constipation, diseases of the liver, scorpion bite, and snake bites.
Also known as Bladder dock, Rosy dock, Sorrel, Ruby Dock, or Ambari. Plant is an annual in zones 8 and lower and a biennial (2 years) in Zones 9+. Grows 8-12” tall with the same width. Sends out beautiful red papery flowers through the season.