Did you know chambakaa was called rose apple! does in not sound like a beautiful exotic fruit...last year when I went home the chamba, behind the place was full of the pretty pink fruit. Sheba our mock golden retriever (shes not one but looks like one) loves em, but there is only so much one dog can eat.so most of the fruit started accumulating in the shade of the tree.My father wanted to do something with them, so they did not all go wasted.
Now in my grand mom's time they were pickled, there were more people at home too I suppose, so pickles were in demand.Now with just my mom & dad at home there was a limit to how much pickle could be consumed.As we thought about it my father came up with a thought, There is actually no limit to the amount of wine you could consume :), & right now rose apple wine is likely to find more takers than rose apple pickle.
so we went on to make a ceramic jar full of rose apple wine.I have some pics, will try & upload sometime & the recipe too in case you want to make it too
THE RECIPE
INDGREDIENTS
1. Rose apple washed whole (with seeds) - 2 kg
2. Sugar - 1 kg
3. Cinnamon
METHOD
Wash & dry Rose apple & add to a ceramic jar.Add sugar & powdered cinnamon into the jar.Lid the jar & cover lidded mouth with a clean muslin/cotton cloth.Tie with string.keep in a dry place undisturbed for 12 days.Open on the 13th day & mix with a wooden/plastic spoon.Strain through a cotton cloth or plastic strainer & fill in colored glass bottles.All ready for consumption.
Could reduce the proportion of sugar according to taste.Would get stronger with time
Now in my grand mom's time they were pickled, there were more people at home too I suppose, so pickles were in demand.Now with just my mom & dad at home there was a limit to how much pickle could be consumed.As we thought about it my father came up with a thought, There is actually no limit to the amount of wine you could consume :), & right now rose apple wine is likely to find more takers than rose apple pickle.
so we went on to make a ceramic jar full of rose apple wine.I have some pics, will try & upload sometime & the recipe too in case you want to make it too
THE RECIPE
INDGREDIENTS
1. Rose apple washed whole (with seeds) - 2 kg
2. Sugar - 1 kg
3. Cinnamon
METHOD
Wash & dry Rose apple & add to a ceramic jar.Add sugar & powdered cinnamon into the jar.Lid the jar & cover lidded mouth with a clean muslin/cotton cloth.Tie with string.keep in a dry place undisturbed for 12 days.Open on the 13th day & mix with a wooden/plastic spoon.Strain through a cotton cloth or plastic strainer & fill in colored glass bottles.All ready for consumption.
Could reduce the proportion of sugar according to taste.Would get stronger with time
