Name: Sour Plum Sauce (Соус ткемали)
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: Salt, hot pepper sauce to taste; 3 small cloves garlic; 6 tablespoons pomegranate juice; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

This classic Georgian sauce is made from the small native plums called tkemali. If you can’t find sour plums, substitute slightly unripe sweet ones.

Ingredients

¾ pound fresh sour plums
6 tablespoons pomegranate juice
3 small cloves

Method

Bring the plums to a boil in water and simmer until soft, about 6 to 8 minutes. Drain the plums, then peel and pit them.

In a bowl mash the plums and then stir in the remaining ingredients. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes.

Serve at room temperature. This sauce is best when made 1 day ahead of serving time and allowe