Ambate/ amatekai or hog plum is an edible tropical
fruit. It is known for its tangy flavour and mainly used in pickles/ gojju or
in cooking as taste enhancer. It works as alternative to tamarind. It can be
used in either ripe or raw form.
Common varieties of hog plum are one with large seed
& less pulp and another with small fibre like seed with more flesh. The
grafted plant starts flowering in 1.5-2 years after planting. We harvested few
of them from a 2 years old plant in our backyard.
I prepared gojju, stew earlier, but mosaru gojju or
raita is new to me. My mother in law, a good cook introduced it to me recently
when she stayed with us couple of days. The method is same as raw mango/ brined
mango mosaru gojju or potato mosaru gojju. It is a very tasty and appetizing
side dish with rice. Thanks atte for the recipe.
Preparation
Time: 15 minutes
Serves:
3
Ingredients:
Raw
hog plums/ amtekai – 2, matured or tender
Onions
– 1
Green
chilli – 1 or 2, adjust to taste
Salt
– to taste
Curds/
fresh buttermilk – 1 cup
Asafoeida
– ¼ tsp (powder) or 2 pinches
Boiled
potatoes – 1-2 (optional)
Oil
– 1 tsp
Mustard
– ½ tsp
Curry
leaves – 1 sprig
Dry
red chilli – 1
Method:
Wash hog plum, chop roughly and boil with ¼ cup
water until cooked. Set aside to cool down.
Peel off onion, wash and chop finely.
Slit or chop green chillis.
Once cooked hog plum gets cooled, mash it with
finger or puree it using a blender.
Mix pureed hog plum, chopped onion, green chillis,
salt and curds. Add cooked & mashed potatoes (optional).
Prepare a seasoning of mustard, red chilli,
asafoetida & curry leaves in oil and add to the gojju.
Serve with rice and sambhar.
Tips:
When you have lot of amtekai/ hog plum, you can cook
them with salt water and preserve them soaking in salt water after cooling
down. Store them in air tight glass jar. These preserved fruits can be used in
making gojju.
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