I have been reading/hearing a lot about apple sauce for last two years – especially after Ishaan came into our lives. Before that, I had just seen this in grocery stores and never thought of trying it out. Last week, our friends brought a dozen apples for us. Since I am quite lazy to cut them and eat every day, I thought of making something with them. The first thing that came to my mind was apple sauce. I made the no sugar version. I also added couple of spices. It tasted heavenly. Following is the method I followed.
Procedure : I used red delicious apples which were quite sweet. So I did not add any sugar. I used 8 apples for this and it yielded between 3 to 4 cups of apple sauce. Wash, peel and core the apples. Cut them roughly into small pieces. Take the pieces in a large pan, add about 2 cups of water. (I will just use 1 cup of water next time). Add a 3″ cinnamon stick and 2 whole green cardamoms. Cover the lid and let it cook till the apples become soft. At this point, I removed the lid and turned up the heat to let the excess water evaporate. When the mixture look quite dry, pick up and discard the cinnamon, cardamoms. Switch off the heat. With a potato masher, mash the apples. I did not make a smooth paste because I thought some small pieces of cooked apples in the sauce would be good twist to it. Let it cool to room temperature and then store in air tight containers. You can also put it in jars and seal them using the method provided here .
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Ingredients: 4 cups breadfruit pieces 1 tea spn chilli powder 1/2 tea spn mustard seeds A pinch asafoetida 4-5 curry leaves Oil Salt
Method: Cut the breadfruit into two pieces(like shown in picture below). Discard the outer green layer and white portion in the center(which is clearly visible). Cut the middle portion (between the green outer layer and white in the center) into pieces. Put the pieces in water for sometime. Heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add curry leaves, asafoetida. Then add breadfruit pieces, chilli powder, salt. Cover and cook on a low heat till done.
Serves : 3-4 Preparation time : 30mins
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