Apple Gojju

I came across this recipe on Vani's blog and decided to put the apples I had to good use. This is a simple, quick and tasty gojju that goes really well with rice.

Ingredients:
2 small apples, diced (I used Granny Smith)
A small piece of tamarind, soaked in hot water and juice extracted
1 tiny piece of jaggery
1- ½ tsp sambar powder
1-2 tsp rice flour mixed in some cold water (to thicken the gojju a bit)
Salt to taste

For seasoning:
1 Tbsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
A pinch of asafoetida
½ tsp red chilli flakes
3-4 curry leaves

Method:
Heat the oil and temper it with the ingredients listed above

Add the chopped apples along with sambar powder. Mix well. Cover and cook till the apples are all soft and mushy, 7-8 minutes.

Add the tamarind extract and the jaggery along with a cup of water and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to medium and add the rice flour dissolved in water. Cook for another 2-3 minutes till the gojju thickens.

Serve hot with rice.

Thank you for sharing your mother’s recipe, Vani!

Here’s another gojju, one with spring onions and tomatoes, from my archives. I love fruit-based curries/gravies like this apple gojju. This pineapple pulissery is another one of my favorites that my mother makes so well.