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Karamanga Khatta (Star Fruit)

Karamanga Khatta (Star Fruit) - କରମଙ୍ଗା ଖଟା

In Odia, star fruit is called Karamanga. It also know as, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. Karmanga contains High fiber and can help in boosting your metabolism and allow you to lose weight. As each serving is low in calories, without worrying about putting on weight, you can enjoy karmanga or star fruit as a tasty snack.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 People
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, odisha
Calories: 0.15
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 Pieces Lightly ripened karamanga/Starfruits
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds paste
  • 1-2 Garlic flakes
  • 10-15 Curry leaves
  • 1-2 Dry red chilis
  • ½ tsp pancha phutana
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
  • 2 pinch Turmeric power
  • Salt to taste
  • 1-2 tbsp oil
  • 6-8 tbsp Sugar and Gud ( jaggery)

Equipment

  • 1 Kadhai/owk

Method
 

  1. Preparation: Wash the Karamanga/Starfruitsand cut them into small pieces of 1-2 Inch size. Crush the garlic and keepaside.
  2. Heat oil in a kadhai/owk, add broken red chilis,panch phoron and crushed garlic
  3. Once panch Phoran starts spluttering add pinchof hing, Curry Leaves, karamanga slices , salt, turmeric powder and mix itthoroughly, saute on medium high for about 5 mins
  4. Add one cup of water to the wok/kadhai. Bring toa boil and then let simmer (covered) for 10 mins.
  5. Then add gud, sugar mix and again cook for 5minutes in slow medium flame When sugar and gud dissolve completely add mustardpaste along with water and again cook for 3 minutes
  6. Cover the kadhai for 3 minutes. Remove from theheat. It's ready to serve hot or cold.

Notes

Nutritional/Health benefits of Karmanga (Star Fruit):

Star fruit is a fruit that has a low-calorie but high-fibre food. This makes the fruit exceptionally healthy.

Tips:

It’s a simple recipe needs less cooking time. Keep this moist, do not over cook it. You can balance the spiceness,Tanginess and sweetness as per your choice by adding more green chillies and Gug (Jaggery). Some Freshly grated coconut enhances the taste. You can prepare it with only Gud or Sugar.