Ambade ( Hog Plums)

Ingredients :

25 Tender Ambade(Hog Plums)
8 Tbsp Grated Coconut
4 Kashmiri Chillies
4 Peppercorns
1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
1 Tbsp Crushed Jaggery
2 Tbsps Oil
1 Pinch of Asafoetida powder
1 and 1/2 Tbsp Mustard Seeds
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder

Method:

Apply half a teaspoon of salt to the ambade and allow to stand in water for 1/2 hour.

Grind the next four ingredients to a fine paste.

Marinate the ambade with spice paste and jaggery.

Heat oil, add asafoetida and mustard seeds. When the seeds start crackling, add the ambade mixture.

Stir-fry for 3 minutes, add turmeric powder and half a cup of water and cook till the ambades are soft and preparation thick.

Serve with boiled rice.