CONDIMENTS
A Condiment is anything added to food to enhance its flavour after it has been prepared. It can be a sauce, a spice mix, a pickle, a vinaigrette, or any other preparation.
ALUBOKHARA/DRY PLUM CHUTNEY
2 tablespoons mustard oil
2 teaspoons panch foron
½ cup light tamarind pulp
½ cup sugarcane molasses
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon dry chilli powder
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon coriander powder
1 ½ teaspoons salt
250 g alubokhara/dry plums
¼ cup raisins
1 tablespoon vinegar
২ টেবিল চামচ সরিষার তেল
২ চা চামচ পাঁচ ফোরন
½ কাপ হালকা তেঁতুলের পাল্প
½ কাপপ আখের গুড়
১ কাপপ sugar
½ চা চামচ হলুদদ গুঁড়ো
½ চা চামচ শুকনো মরিচচ গুঁড়ো
½ চা চামচ জিরারা গুঁড়ো
½ চা চামমচ ধনে গুঁড়ো
১ ½ চা চামচ salt
২৫০ গ্রাম আলুবোখারা/শুকনো বরই
¼ কাপ কিশমিশ
১ টেবিল চামচ ভিনেগার
DETAILS :
IN a pan, heat the oil, and add panch foron. When the seeds start spluttering, add all the ingredients from tamarind to salt. Keep stirring on low heat until molasses and sugar have dissolved completely.
ADD the alubokharas and raisins. Cover and cook on low heat until it swells and releases its seeds and begins to melt.
ONCE you have reached the desired consistency of the chutney, sieve and discard the seeds. Add the vinegar. Taste and adjust the chutney. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month.
NOTE: ‘Panch’ means five and ‘foron’ means to temper. Panch foron releases its aroma when the seeds pop in the hot oil or ghee. The blend consists of seeds of cumin, fennel, fenugreek, nigella, and wild celery. A good substitute for wild celery seeds is mustard seeds.
