vegetable

Wild melon

Kachri

Weighed in g; no spoon or counted-piece conversion.

No common vegetable gives both kachri's sour tang and firm texture; courgette plus amchoor is closest.

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  Courgette

  Use the same weight, dice, and add 2-3 g amchoor powder per 100 g for tang. Cook until soft; more watery.

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  Cucumber

  Use 110% of the weight, peel if bitter, salt for 10 minutes and squeeze. Much wetter and milder.

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  Raw green mango

  Use 70% of the weight with 30% potato for body. Much more sour; reduce other souring agents.

Gol Maas Kaachar

Lamb with Kachri