If you have bhogates, similar to grapefruit, growing in your backyard or bought some this Tihar, you can turn them into a lovely tangy afternoon snack, or perhaps, even take as dessert after lunch.[break]
Ingredients
- Bhogate 1
- Oranges 2 to 3 per bhogate
- Cooking oil (mustard) 2-3 tbsp
- Fenugreek seeds (methi) quarter tsp
- Tumeric powder (besar) half tsp
- Ground Szechuan pepper (timur) 6 to 7 seeds
- Salt, sugar, chilli powder to taste
Optional
- Plain curd one small bowl
- Ground sesame seeds (teel) 3 tbsp
- Ground peanuts 2 tsp
Directions
• Peel and skin oranges and bhogate. Take out all the seeds. Do this indoors, out of direct sunlight. To peel bhogate, first make shallow cuts all around the fruit as shown in the image.
• Put the skinned oranges and bhogate in a large bowl. Add sugar, salt, chilli powder, timur and mix.
• Heat oil in a small pan.
• Add methi seeds in oil.• Turn off the heat after the seeds turn black.
• Add besar in the oil and pour the mixture into the bowl.
• Mix all ingredients properly with the fruits and serve immediately.
Optional
Along with basic condiments such as sugar and salt, you can also add yogurt, ground sesame seeds and peanuts in step 2.
Diehard connoisseurs are also known to squeeze in a juicy lemon or two for that added dash.
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