Kodbel / Kotbel Makha.. / Wood Apple Mashed
Some dishes are purely emotions.. specially when you eat them after ages… it’s nostalgic….. “shitkaler dupure… baranda ai boshe mridu rod khete khete kodbel makaha khao ar moja tai alada” (licking the Kodbel Makha with a book in other hand or enjoying the Adda in an winter afternoon in the balcony where soft sun kisses your skin is purely an emotion). I am sure many will relate with me..
Wood apple has a strong and a sharp aroma and it’s sour in taste.. it’s fleshy and sticky from inside..
It’s a cooling fruit hence helps in digestion and also has other health benefits.
Some times we tend to get confused between Bael and Kodbel.. but both are different from each other in taste. Bael is sweet and mostly made into juice, where are Kodbel is made into makha / mash, chutney or Pickle because of its sour taste..
Ingredients
1 Wood Apple cracked into half
1 Green Chilli chopped
Few leaves of Coriander
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Sugar / Jaggery as per taste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp Black salt
1/2 tsp Roasted Red Chilli and Roasted Cumin powder
3/4 tsp Kasundi (optional)
1 tsp Mustard Oil
Method
Mash the green chilli and coriander together using the mortar and pestle.. then scoop out the pulp of the wood apple and continue to mash, now eventually add sugar, salt, black salt and roasted cumin and chilli powder and continue to mash.. then add kasundi and mustard oil and continue to mash until your mouth start to water and you can’t wait to lick the makha 😃
