Dehydrated Whole Lime

It is a tropical fruit, rich in vitamin C and other fruit acids.  There is lot of demand for dried black lime or dehydrated whole lime in the Middle East countries.

The small pieces of black lime are used in the preparation of fried rice based vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes and also for making lime flavoured tea.  The fruit extract in warm water is chilled before serving.

The chilled decoction of black lime is an excellent remedy for various ailments and it offers some cooling effect.