Alu Bokhara

[cherimoya]

I love the sweet-sour flavour of alu bokhara. What do you like to make with alu bokhara?

[AmyDaniel]

(am I a bad Indian?)

What is alu bokhara? Bukharan-style potatoes? Or am I being completely ignorant?

Amy

[bague25]

Amy

Alu Bukaras are dried sour plums - lets says Indian prunes.

Cherimoya

I make a chutney with them but I admit (head hanging in shame) it's a mix (Shan brand) - just dump the whole contents in water and cook for 20 minutes.

I also add it to biryanis and especially snack on them.

Here are links

http://www.hemant-trivedis-cookery-corner....-zaf-pulao.html

http://www.geocities.com/khalidxpert/cooking.htm

Hope this helps...

[Milagai]

dried sour plums?

i always thought that alu bokhara was

the urdu word for dried apricots!!

confused

milagai

[Milagai]

ps: there's some north-west-frontier type

dish that is made with chicken and alu bukharas

in a mild gravy

milagai

[Episure]

Jardaloo = dried apricots. Similar sounding = confusion.

[Milagai]

Jardaloo = dried apricots. Similar sounding = confusion.

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ah so.

thank you

milagai

[bague25]

Alu Bhukars are smaller than the prunes here but a bit more sour.

I was so glad when I found a shop selling jardaloo here. Dried apricots just don't match the jardaloo taste...

Bague

Edited October 28, 2004 by bague25 (log)

[delhigirl]

fresh plums are also called alu bukharas and not just the dried ones.

Edited November 5, 2004 by delhigirl (log)

[Manoras]

fresh plums are also called alu bukharas and not just the dried ones.

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Yup I remember them as plums. During the plum season, my mother would make lots of plum jam and we used to have it in yogurt after meals like a dessert.