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|image=Charoli.JPG<br />
|image_caption=Charoli nuts<br />
|genus=Buchanania (plant)<br />
|species=cochinchinensis<br />
|authority=([[João de Loureiro|Lour.]]) [[Marselin Rusario Almeida|M.R.Almeida]]<br />
|synonyms_ref=<ref name="20008347-1" >{{cite POWO |id=20008347-1 |title=''Buchanania cochinchinensis'' (Lour.) M.R.Almeida |access-date=21 March 2022 }}</ref><br />
|synonyms={{Collapsible list|<br />
*''Buchanania lanzan'' {{small|Spreng.}}<br />
*''Buchanania latifolia'' {{small|Roxb.}}<br />
*''Lanzana solitaria'' {{small|Stokes}}<br />
*''Loureira cochinchinensis'' {{small|(Lour.) Meisn.}}<br />
*''Lundia mangiferoides'' {{small|Puerari ex DC.}}<br />
*''Spondias elliptica'' {{small|Rottb. ex Hook.f.}}<br />
*''Spondias simplicifolia'' {{small|Rottler}}<br />
*''Toluifera cochinchinensis'' {{small|Lour.}}<br />
*''Glycosmis cochinchinensis'' {{small|(Lour.) Pierre ex Engl.}}<br />
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'''''Buchanania cochinchinensis''''' (syn. ''Buchanania lanzan'') is a [[deciduous]] tree which produces seeds that are edible to humans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229000 |title=''Buchanania lanzan'' Spreng. |website=India Biodiversity Portal |access-date=2017-12-05 |archive-date=2017-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143729/http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229000 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and adjacent parts of China.<ref name="20008347-1" /> It is known as '''''chironji''''' (or '''''charoli'''''<ref name="csg"/>). These [[almond]]-flavoured seeds are used as a cooking spice primarily in India.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/28/dining/temptation-charoli-nuts-flavor-the-dishes-and-memories-of-indian-chefs.html |title=TEMPTATION; Charoli Nuts Flavor the Dishes, and Memories, of Indian Chefs |date=April 28, 2004 |work=New York Times |first=Dana |last=Bowen |access-date=April 28, 2010 |archive-date=April 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417205426/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/28/dining/temptation-charoli-nuts-flavor-the-dishes-and-memories-of-indian-chefs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Buchanania cochinchinensis'' is cultivated across India, primarily in the northwest. After the hard shell is cracked, the stubby seed within is as soft as a [[pine nut]].<ref name="nyt" /><br />
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The charoli seed is [[lentil]]-sized, is slightly flattened and has an almond-like flavour. Though they can be eaten and used raw they are often toasted or roasted before use, as this intensifies the flavour.<ref name="csg">{{cite news |url=http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/spice-entry.php?term=Chironji |title=Celtnet Spice Guide Engtry for Chironji |date=August 11, 2012 |work=Celtnet Spice Guide |access-date=October 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727201655/http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/spice-entry.php?term=Chironji |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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They are commonly used in [[Sweets from the Indian subcontinent|sweets]] in India. They are also ground into powders for thickening [[Umami|savory]] sauces and flavoring [[Batter (cooking)|batter]]s, and stewed into rich, meaty [[korma]]s.<ref name="nyt" /><br />
Charoli seeds are used in the [[Ayurveda]] and [[Unani]] systems of medicine.<ref>Pankaj Oudhia, Robert E. Paull. Chironji ''Buchanania lanzan'' Spreng. Anacardiaceae p14-<br />
15. Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts - 2008, J. Janick and R. E. Paull -editors, CABI,<br />
Wallingford, United Kingdom</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Buchanania|cochinchinensis]]<br />
[[Category:Indian spices]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of West Himalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Nepal]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of India (region)]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Indo-China]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of South-Central China]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Hainan]]<br />
[[Category:Plants described in 1996]]</div>ImportMaster