Amchoor
Ingredients: Dried green mango powder.
Amchoor has a tart flavor that goes well in bean dishes, vegetarian curries, fish dishes, meat marinades, pickles, and chutneys.
€5.70
40 g
Recommendations
The spice stands up well to high heat, which means you can use it at the beginning of a recipe.
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Allergens
Absent, except for cross-contamination.
May contain traces of sesame, celery, mustard, soy. - Origin India
- Storage / Use In a cool, dark, dry place.
€142.50 / kg
Olivier Rœllinger's words
We source our amchoor from small producers in the Kerala region in Southern India. It has a very sour, subtly fruity flavor.
Story
Amchoor is an Indian spicemade from mangoes. Mango trees (Mangifera indica) are native to India and the fruit has been cultivated there for over a thousand years. Mango trees play an important role in Indian mythology.
The word for mango in Hindi is ‘am’; while ‘choor’ is the word for powder. To make the amchoor, mangoes are harvested while still green, then peeled and cut into slices. The slices are then dried in the sun and ground to a fine brownish-beige powder.
In Indian cuisine, amchoor is used to season potato dishes, samosas, lentils, fish curries, and vegetable masalas.
Amchoor can also be used to season meat marinades, pickles, and chutneys.