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Star Fruit/Carambola Chutney
This is my interpretation of the recipe presented by Dr.
Madhumita Mishra @FoodTalking Accessed April 2022
https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/14234772-star-fruit-kamarahk-cambola-karmanga-khati-mithi-pickle
Ingredients:
● 8 large
ripe/yellow star fruit
● 1 tablespoon salt
● ¾ teaspoon turmeric
powder
Achar masala spice mix
● ½ teasp nigella
● ½ teasp
ajwain/carom seeds-from specialist Indian spice shop
● ½ teasp
fenugreek
● ½ teasp
mustard
● 1 teasp fennel
● 1 teasp cumin
●
2 dry chilli fruit - substitute equivalent fresh or flakes
● 50grams palm sugar - original recipe has 100gm, but makes it
overly sweet
● 1/3 tsp asafetida
● 1/4 cup mustard oil
● Salt to taste added towards the end of the cooking process.
Method:
Trim and remove the
edges of the fruit and cut them into slices. Add to a large glass bowl
of water, along with the salt. Soak overnight. Removing the fruit edges
and soaking are designed to remove some of the toxins in the fruit*.
Rinse well before adding the prepared fruit to a saucepan with the
turmeric.
Cook the spices
separately in the mustard oil before adding them to the star
fruit/turmeric mix and cook for a further 15-20 minutes. Bottle into
sterilized jars and seal while hot.
*Star fruit (Averrhoa
carambola) contains oxalic acid and the neurotoxin caramboxin.
Consumption of star fruit is not recommended for anyone with kidney
impairment. Caramboxin is known to cause seizures and death in some
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