Dried sour plum

Alu Bukhara

5 g1 dried plum

Typical dried sour plum weighs about 5 g.

Instead of Dried sour plum

Dried tamarind
Use about 50–60% of the weight. Soak in hot water and use the strained pulp. Gives clean sourness but loses the plum's fruity sweetness.
Dried mango powder
Use about 30–40% of the weight; amchoor is much more concentrated. Stir in near the end. Sharp, dry sourness without fruitiness.
Wild mangosteen
Use about 50% of the weight. Soak in hot water and use the sour liquor or add whole pieces. Fruity sourness, but a different aroma.