fruit
Dried wild melon
Kachri
5 g1 dried kachri piece (about 5 g)
estimated from small dried wild-melon pieces; no standard count-weight chart
Instead of Dried wild melon
Nothing exactly matches dried kachri's souring plus meat-tenderising effect; kachri powder is the truest swap.
Wild melon powderUse the same weight, add with the spices. Same souring and tenderising effect, but no pieces.
Ground wild cucumberUse the same weight. Same ingredient in ground form; disperses more evenly.
Dried mango powderUse the same weight for sourness. No tenderising effect on meat and a simpler tart flavour.
