A History of Agriculture in India v2.c61.s1.7

v2.c61.s1.7

‘Another species is the mahua (Madhuca indica), long-lived trees, with leaves like those of the walnut except that there is red and yellow in them. Its fruit resembles a small pear and is very sweet. At the top of each fruit there is a smaller fruit of the size of a grape, but hollow; its taste is like that of grapes, but eating too many of them gives a splitting headache. A surprising thing is that when these fruits are dried in the sun they taste just like figs, and I used to eat them in place of figs, which are not to be found in India. They call this small fruit angur which in their language means grapes.