Bom Chount (Spicy apples in a tangy sauce) recipe
ingredients
1 kg (2.2 lb) Apples (slightly sour to taste), peeled, cored, quartered
8 cups (2 litre) 64 fl oz Water
Salt to taste
8 Green cardamom (choti elaichi)
5 Cinnamon (dalchini), 1 inch sticks
4 tsp (8 g) Turmeric (haldi) powder
1/2 tsp (1 g) Ginger powder (sonth)
1 1/2 tbsp (37 g) 1 1/4 oz Onion paste, fried
125 g (4 oz) Tamarind (imli), boiled in 1/2 cup water, strained
2 tsp (4 g) Kashmiri red chilli powder, dissolved in 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup (100 g) 3 1/2 oz Ghee
1/2 cup (100 ml) 3 1/2 fl oz Dry cockscomb (mawat) flowers, heated with 3/4 cup water, extract
1/4 tsp Black cumin (shahijeera) seeds
8 cups (2 litre) 64 fl oz Water
Salt to taste
8 Green cardamom (choti elaichi)
5 Cinnamon (dalchini), 1 inch sticks
4 tsp (8 g) Turmeric (haldi) powder
1/2 tsp (1 g) Ginger powder (sonth)
1 1/2 tbsp (37 g) 1 1/4 oz Onion paste, fried
125 g (4 oz) Tamarind (imli), boiled in 1/2 cup water, strained
2 tsp (4 g) Kashmiri red chilli powder, dissolved in 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup (100 g) 3 1/2 oz Ghee
1/2 cup (100 ml) 3 1/2 fl oz Dry cockscomb (mawat) flowers, heated with 3/4 cup water, extract
1/4 tsp Black cumin (shahijeera) seeds
method
1. Fry the apples in oil until reddish brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep aside.
2. In a pan, bring the water mixed with salt to the boil on high heat. Add the green cardamom, cinnamon sticks, turmeric powder, ginger powder, onion paste, and tamarind extract. Continue to boil the mixture until the liquid is reduced to half.
3. Add the fried apples, red chilli water, and ghee. Cover the pan and cook the apples until they are tender and the pieces still retain their shape. Then add the cockscomb flower extract and boil for 2 - 3 minutes. Sprinkle the black cumin seeds. Mix well.
2. In a pan, bring the water mixed with salt to the boil on high heat. Add the green cardamom, cinnamon sticks, turmeric powder, ginger powder, onion paste, and tamarind extract. Continue to boil the mixture until the liquid is reduced to half.
3. Add the fried apples, red chilli water, and ghee. Cover the pan and cook the apples until they are tender and the pieces still retain their shape. Then add the cockscomb flower extract and boil for 2 - 3 minutes. Sprinkle the black cumin seeds. Mix well.
serving amount
serves: 4
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