Recipes - Sweet MOMO Achar

Ingredients:

• 3 cups black plum, cut into small chunks
• 3 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 5 fresh red chilies, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon timur (Szechwan pepper)
• 1/4 teaspoon asafetida
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions:

In a sauce pan, heat oil; splitter cumin seeds until dark brown. Add chilies, garlic, ginger, timur, asafetida, and salt. Fry for a minute or so. Add plum chunks, tamarind paste and brown sugar. Mix all ingredients well and allow simmering in low heat for about 30 minutes, or until plum chunks are tender. Remove from heat and let rest to cool. Puree the tamarind mixture into a smooth paste-like mixture. Serve with steamed momos.