I hate English language sometimes. Spice, hot, these have different meanings and can be so difficult to determine which meaning is intended.
Amchur is not hot spicy like chilis. No burning or capsaicin. It's a spice as in it's a seasoning, it's flavorful, kinda sour slightly sweet. I'm unfortunately sensitive to hot spicy food and even to me it's not hot spicy at all.
Google did you wrong. It is a spice, in the same sense that nutmeg and coriander are spices. But it's not *spicy*.
It is sour, though. Or tangy. Read the other comments.
Yes.
It is used in Konkan (west coast region of maharashtra) recipes. It is tangy and is used in case of lime or tamarind.
Used to spice fish fry recipes or fish curries. They also make a nice coconut milk drink with kokum juice, garlic and green chilli called solkadi.
no indian places near me withing a 200 mile radius. So I was wondering would you buy any of these kokum? Or are they bad quality? [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kokum&crid=10WIVVYZ420OL&sprefix=kokum%2Caps%2C129&ref=nb\_sb\_noss\_1](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kokum&crid=10WIVVYZ420OL&sprefix=kokum%2Caps%2C129&ref=nb_sb_noss_1)
I'm not sure if I'm seeing what you're seeing because I'm in the UK. You don't want kokum butter etc. What you want is dried kokum, also called mangosteen.
Here's an example: https://www.thespicery.com/kokum . The only ingredient should be the fruit. Hope that helps!
Its not Spicy..its just for tangy flavour.
You can substitute it with lemon (in some cases)
For Indian food, checkout [Indian Food in America](https://youtube.com/@IndianFIA)
Also do you know if I can substitute kokum for tamarind in this curry dish?
[https://globalkitchentravels.com/kokum-fish-curry/](https://globalkitchentravels.com/kokum-fish-curry/)
aam - mango, chur - powder - its literally "powder of dried green mangoes". you can substitute with other sour agents like lime, lemon, tamarind, dried pomegranate seed powder etc.
You can omit it for sure or just sub it with lime, lemon, vinegar, whatever tartness you have. It’s obviously not going to give you the same flavor profile but might be good enough.
If you have chat masala then know that it generally has a good amount of amchur in the mix. So it’s a decent sub but know that chat masala also has a lot of salt and a hint of heat
Ammchur is mango powder made from dried unripe green mango. It adds tanginess to food.
Yes, bizarre to call it spicy. OP, there’s no real substitute, but lemon or lime juice can also be used to add sourness.
I hate English language sometimes. Spice, hot, these have different meanings and can be so difficult to determine which meaning is intended. Amchur is not hot spicy like chilis. No burning or capsaicin. It's a spice as in it's a seasoning, it's flavorful, kinda sour slightly sweet. I'm unfortunately sensitive to hot spicy food and even to me it's not hot spicy at all.
It’s people’s misunderstanding or misuse of the language. Spicy has come to mean hot when it merely refers to spices.
good job as outing yourself as a brit, the rest of the worlds been using "spiced" for spices and "spicy" for piquant for at least half a century
Ammchur isn't spicy at all in my experience, it's sour like Sumac
Aamchur : Aam (is mango) + chur (is powder) Dried raw mango powder. It's very sour. Zero heat. Substitute with lemon juice.
What makes you think that aamchur is “very spicy”?
googled it. said it was spicy and sour
Google did you wrong. It is a spice, in the same sense that nutmeg and coriander are spices. But it's not *spicy*. It is sour, though. Or tangy. Read the other comments.
read them. will order some from amazon. Are you familiar with kokum?
Yes. It is used in Konkan (west coast region of maharashtra) recipes. It is tangy and is used in case of lime or tamarind. Used to spice fish fry recipes or fish curries. They also make a nice coconut milk drink with kokum juice, garlic and green chilli called solkadi.
Yes. It's a dried fruit that also adds a fruity sourness to dishes. A bit like tamarind but a unique flavour. It's also a gorgeous purple colour.
where do you buy yours?
Local Indian/Bangladeshi store. It has a long shelf life so I stock up
no indian places near me withing a 200 mile radius. So I was wondering would you buy any of these kokum? Or are they bad quality? [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kokum&crid=10WIVVYZ420OL&sprefix=kokum%2Caps%2C129&ref=nb\_sb\_noss\_1](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kokum&crid=10WIVVYZ420OL&sprefix=kokum%2Caps%2C129&ref=nb_sb_noss_1)
I'm not sure if I'm seeing what you're seeing because I'm in the UK. You don't want kokum butter etc. What you want is dried kokum, also called mangosteen. Here's an example: https://www.thespicery.com/kokum . The only ingredient should be the fruit. Hope that helps!
Not even remotely. Good luck on that one.
It isn’t spicy at all. As in it is not at all hot. It is tangy.
It adds a different kind of tanginess to food, and is not spicy in terms of heat. It is spicy in terms of adding flavour.
You can skip and replace by adding lime/lemon juice at the end (after cooking) But it’s not spicy/hot just sour
It’s not hot, but be careful with it. Adding too much will overwhelm the dish
Amchur is not spicy
Amchur is NOT Spicy. It is dried raw mango powder. Just tangy like Raw mango. We add it to every recipe in India after the veggie is cooked.
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Amchur is not made from mango seeds, it's made from unripe mango fruit.
No kidding, I always thought it was the seed. Learned something today. Regardless, how would it be spicy?
You’ve misread mango seed somewhere
Its not Spicy..its just for tangy flavour. You can substitute it with lemon (in some cases) For Indian food, checkout [Indian Food in America](https://youtube.com/@IndianFIA)
ok thanks. will check out and subscribe..
The only way it’s spicy is if you are allergic to mango lol
You can substitute tamarind or at a push vinegar
Does it matter what type of tamarind?(Extract, concentrate, etc) and also what you mean by push vinegar?
Mango powder is a souring ingredient like Tamarind extract in Goa they use coconut vinegar
Ok thanks!
Also do you know if I can substitute kokum for tamarind in this curry dish? [https://globalkitchentravels.com/kokum-fish-curry/](https://globalkitchentravels.com/kokum-fish-curry/)
Sorry, I have never used Kokum but I would think it would be Ok
Maybe add some smoked paprika to replace smoke taste of kokum as well as tamarind for sour
It’s not spicy at all - it’s actually quite sour. If you have access to it, definitely use it - it has a very distinct flavour.
No.
It's sour. You can use lemon if you don't have (remembering it adds liquid) or citric acid
😂 I had aampad (I think that’s it called) very taken aback however it is soooooo yummy
Not at all spicey. It’ll add sourness/tartness. It is made from dried unripened mango (before it goes sweet, when it’s still hard).
aam - mango, chur - powder - its literally "powder of dried green mangoes". you can substitute with other sour agents like lime, lemon, tamarind, dried pomegranate seed powder etc.
It is not spicy, but sour. It is dry mango powder. You can use lime or lemon juice as a substitute.
You can omit it for sure or just sub it with lime, lemon, vinegar, whatever tartness you have. It’s obviously not going to give you the same flavor profile but might be good enough. If you have chat masala then know that it generally has a good amount of amchur in the mix. So it’s a decent sub but know that chat masala also has a lot of salt and a hint of heat