Samphire Curry / "माचोळ ची आमटी"

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Samphire Curry / "माचोळ ची आमटी": 

 A popular sea vegetable mostly used in western cooking especially in fish Salads. It is also known as Sea asparagus, Marsh Samphire, Glassworts, and  Zeekral. It is rich in minerals like Magnesium and Manganese. 

Well, I am writing this blog not to explain how to cook Samphire salad, as there is a lot of stuff available on the internet and there are great chefs around.

So let's spin the globe a bit and zoom into Mumbai and its neighboring districts. Samphire is known as Machol (माचोळ) in Marathi. "माचोळ ची आमटी" / Samphire curry is one of the delicacies prepared by people of SKP community i.e, Somavanshiya Kshatriya Pathare (सोमावशीय क्षत्रिय पाठारे). Samphire supplemented with prawns creates an exotic delight.

Below is the procedure of how the SKP's cook their Samphire Curry.

*Ingredients:

Samphire / Machol (माचोळ) : 100 gms
SKP masala / Red chilli powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Asafetida / हिंग - 1 pinch 
Coconut milk: 1 tbsp
Gram Flour: 2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste: 1 tbsp
Chopped Garlic: 2-3 Cloves
Salt as per your taste
(*Note: It is a salty plant so be careful when adding salt)
Jaggery: 1 tsp
Onions: 2 medium in size (Finely sliced)
Oil: 2-3 tbsp
Tamarind paste: 1 tbsp
Water: 2 Cups 

*Serving for 1-2 person

Procedure:

1. Wash the Samphire/ Machol (माचोळ) thoroughly.
2. Boil water in a pot, when water is hot enough, add Samphire / Machol (माचोळ) in it.
3. After 10-12 minutes switch off the flame and strain the excess water from the pot.
*Note below step can be skipped depending on the ripeness of your samphire / Machol. It can be skipped if the samphire is early ripe (कवळा माचोळ). I skipped below step as my veggies were early ripe.
4. Remove the inner string by pulling off the root from every individual stick. This string needs to be discarded.
5. Finely chop the sorted samphire.
6. Heat a pan with 2 tbsp of oil. Once the oil is heated add sliced onions.
7. Once onions are light brown add ginger garlic paste in it and give a nice stir.
8. Add turmeric powder, SKP masala or red chilli powder, Gram flour, Salt, Samphire (माचोळ), Jaggery, and prawns and combine well. Keep a lid on your cooking pot. Let the mixture cook for some minutes.
9. Add tamarind paste and 2 cups of warm water in the mixture. Allow the gravy to boil. Gravy will start getting a thick texture.
10. Add coconut milk and give it a quick nice stir.
11. After 5 minutes switch the off flame.
12. Heat 1 tbsp of oil or ghee in a small pan then add chopped garlic. Once the tempering /tadka is ready, pour it over the gravy and cover it with lid for few minutes 
      

Samphire Curry / "माचोळ ची आमटी"  is Ready!!  

 Serve it with Rice Roti (तांदळा ची भाकरी) or Rice. 

 And Enjoy!

My motivation and goal to write this blog are, that I strongly feel some of the recipes from the community truly deserve a name in every menu card round the globe.

Do let me know your comments about this article.



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