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Karamadala kaayi appehuli | Star fruit appehuli

By Leena Hegde, Puttanamane

Ingredients A quick look Step by step Notes

This recipe is one more addition to the Appehuli family. This appehuli is made with sweet-sour star fruit which is locally known as karamadala kaayi or kamrakh or brihadamla. A traditional tangy and spicy star fruit appehuli is served with rice or can also be served as a beverage.

To make appehuli both ripe and unripe star fruit(s) can be used. If green / unripe fruit is used appehuli will result in more sour taste. Appehuli will taste slightly sweetish when ripe fruits are used.

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

0 Cool off time

0 Total time

20 mins

Course

Curry

Diet

Vegan, Vegetarian

Difficulty level

Easy

Servings

2 cups

Ingredients

1 large or 2 medium star fruit(s) (Karamadala kaayi / Kamrakh)
½ green chilli
1 red (dried) chilli
6 to 8 curry leaves
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
1 pinch turmeric powder
1 generous pinch asafoetida
½ tablespoon fresh coconut oil
Salt as required
Water as required

Cookware / Utensils

Pan
Bowl(s)
Spoon
Mixer

Instructions

Wash star fruit(s) and chop them roughly.
Take chopped star fruit in a cooking bowl.
Add water as required and cook them.
Once cooled, take the cooked star fruit in a mixer jar.
Grind them to a smooth paste.
Take ground paste in a bowl. Add 1 cup water and mix well.
Add salt as required and mix well.
Heat ½ tablespoon of oil in a small tempering pan.
Add green chilli, red chilli, curry leaves, mustard seeds, turmeric powder, and a pinch of asafoetida.
Let the mustard seeds crackle.
Pour hot tempering on appehuli.
Mix well and serve with plain rice or as a beverage.

Step by step guide

How to make Star fruit appehuli

1. Wash star fruit(s) and chop them roughly.

2. Take chopped star fruit in a cooking bowl. Add water as required and cook them.

3. Once cooled, take the cooked star fruit in a mixer jar.

4. Grind them to a smooth paste.

5. Take ground paste in a bowl. Add 1 cup water and mix well. Add salt as required and mix well.

6. Heat ½ tablespoon of oil in a small tempering pan. Add green chilli, red chilli, curry leaves, mustard seeds, turmeric powder, and a pinch of asafoetida. Let the mustard seeds crackle.

7. Pour hot tempering on appehuli. Mix well and serve with plain rice or as a beverage.

Notes

Adding water: In this recipe, I got 1 cup medium thick pulp with 2 medium size star fruits. I added 1 cup water to the pulp.

Adding water purely depends on star fruit pulp quantity, sourness, thickness, and of course your taste. Add water accordingly.