Acharu

Name: Acharu
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) green mango, peeled and chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) ripe pineapple, peeled and chopped; 1 small pawpaw, peeled and chopped; 50 g (1¾ oz) green guava, peeled and chopped; 1 teaspoon white vinegar; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 1 tablespoon caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Serendip

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2009

About

Acharu is a spicy fruit salad. We used to enjoy this every Sunday at the polla or markets right outside our house. The flavours of green mango and guava with sweet ripe pineapple, plus chilli and vinegar, are outstanding.

Ingredients

50 g (1¾ oz) green mango, peeled and chopped
100 g (3½

Asia
Sri Lanka
Gluten-free
Spicy
Vegan

Method

Place all the ingredients in a bowl, season to taste with salt and ground black pepper, then allow to stand for ½ hour so that the flavours mingle.

Eat with caution.

But beware: once you start you will not be able to stop!