Alambe Ambat

Alambe Ambat - Laxmi Bhandary
Ingredients: 

1 pav alambe (mushroom), half magge (cucumber, coloured variety), 1 cup coconut gratings, 8 roasted red chillies, tamarind a small ball, 2 tbsps of oil, salt to taste.

Method: 

Skin alambe. Skin and cut cucumber in to small pieces. Wash both. Cook them together in just enough water, till tender. Grind coconut gratings with roasted chillies and tamarind to a fine paste. Chop onion. Keep aside half d portion in a ladle (for seasoning). Add the remaining half to the cooked alambe - cucumber mix. Mix masala, add salt. Boil well. Remove from flame. Season with onion in oil.