Whole Medium Taad/Ice apple/Tadgola/Palmyra/Nungu Fresh Fruit(2-4Jelly Pods)

How to cut and open a whole palmyra fruit

A whole ripe palmyra fruit has a hard black-purple outer shell with jelly-like seeds inside.

What you need

• Heavy knife or cleaver
• Cutting board
• Bowl (optional)

Step-by-step

1. Wash the fruit
   • Rinse off dirt because the shell can be dusty or sticky.
2. Trim the top
   • Slice off the pointed/top cap about 1–2 inches deep.
3. Cut around the crown
   • You’ll see softer fibrous sections underneath.
   • Carefully chop or score around the top.
4. Pry open
   • Use the knife to lift the shell apart.
   • Inside are usually 3-4 translucent jelly pods (the edible ice apples).
5. Remove the jelly seeds
   • Pull them out gently.
   • Peel off the thin brown skin if present.
6. Eat chilled
   • Best eaten cold. Texture is soft and watery like lychee + coconut jelly.

Approximate weight of 1 whole fruit

Typical whole Ice apple / palmyra fruit weights:

The edible jelly part inside is much lighter:

• Usually 100–300 g edible portion total per fruit.

Visual guide

Whole fruit exterior

Cutting and opening process

Edible jelly seeds inside