Kismis

• Raisins are dried grapes that are very sweet and are good to be eaten raw or in any dishes.
• It is small, dried, dark brown or pale yellow in color.
• It can be used in the making of sweets, cookies, muffins, cakes, salad topping, etc.
• This dry fruit is great to munch on at any time of the day.

Are Raisins good for you? Raisins look very simple and unpalatable with their aged appearance and dry texture but they are one of nature’s healthier alternatives to those sugar-rich manufactured candies and sweet products! Raisins, also known as ‘Kishmish’ in Hindi, ‘Yendu Dhraksha‘ in Telugu, ‘Ular Dhraakshai/Kaintha Thratchai‘ in Tamil, ‘Kismis/Unakku Munthiringa‘ in Malayalam, ‘Ona Drakshi/Vonadraakshe‘ in Kannada, ‘Lal Draksh/Khismis‘ in Gujarati, ‘Bedane/Manuka‘ in Marathi, ‘Khishmish‘ in Punjabi and ‘Kash/Kishmish‘ in Bengali. Raisins are beneficial not only for gastrointestinal problems but also for constipation.