Kachnar Tasty buds
in northern parts of India, buds of kachnar (Bauhinia tomentosa) are commonly used to make a curried vegetable dish, as they are extremely delicious with an unique flavour. The tree is commonly found in India and Sri Lanka. Its Sanskrit name is phalgu. In Gujarat and Maharashtra it is known as asundro and pivala kunchan respectively. Bengalis have lovingly named it as kanchan. In Andhra Pradesh it is known as adavimandaramu and in other parts of South India it is called esamaduga, kanchini or tiruvatti.
Kachnar has three varieties