ChironjiChironji Most people know this name as an ingredient used for dressing the various sweet dishes cooked in their kitchen on special occasions. As it replaces the almonds, it is also called cuddapah almond. It is also known as chironji tree, almondette, calumpong nut, cheronjee, or hamilton mombin. It is a wild plant growing in the forests of north, central, and western India, mainly in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa,