What can I use instead of Amchur?

Lemon or lime juice: 1 tsp juice per 1/2 tsp amchur — reduce other liquid slightly. Chaat masala (contains amchur): 1:1 — it also adds salt, cumin, and heat.

What changes when you substitute Amchur?

Wetter, no fruitiness. Adds salt and heat.

Substitute for Amchur

What it does in a recipe: Sour unripe-mango powder: North India's dry tang for curries and chaat.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Lemon or lime juice

per 1/2 tsp amchur

US1 tsp juice per 1/2 tsp amchur — reduce other liquid slightly

Metric5 ml juice

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan

Wet sourness instead of dry — add late.

What changes: Wetter, no fruitiness

Chaat masala (contains amchur)

per 1/2 tsp amchur

US1:1 — it also adds salt, cumin, and heat

Metricsame

CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan

The easiest real-world answer: chaat masala is built on amchur.

What changes: Adds salt and heat

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Amchur?: Lemon or lime juice: 1 tsp juice per 1/2 tsp amchur — reduce other liquid slightly. Chaat masala (contains amchur): 1:1 — it also adds salt, cumin, and heat.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Amchur?: Lemon or lime juice (per 1/2 tsp amchur) — US: 1 tsp juice per 1/2 tsp amchur — reduce other liquid slightly. Metric: 5 ml juice.
What changes when you substitute Amchur?: Wetter, no fruitiness. Adds salt and heat.

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