Traditional mango pickle or aam ka achaar is a sour tangy pickle.
Most Indian homes make it during summers.Generally due to the bumper produce of mango trees.We had many mango trees in the garden.Thus, loads of fruit all season.
Some raw mangoes would fall on the ground.Hence, we would pickle raw mangoes or 'kachchi keri' and leave some to make aam panna. Pickling ensures nothing goes waste.
I love all kinds of mango pickles.Be it sweet Gujarati chunda or sour Andhra thokku.Cut mango both sweet and sour too.Eat the sweet one with parathas, while sour one with curd rice.Each has its own magic.After all, pickle is the spice of life!
Pickling can be a fun activity for kids too.It can help them understand flavors.Give them chopped mangoes.Let them have fun with spices.(Except if you use the red chilly powder).
They can enjoy mixing them as this recipe has no cooking involved.
There is something magical about pickling.It brings out the best in veggies.
Just like time does in all of us.
You can also try picking chickpeas with mangoes.It tastes amazing.
Step-by-step instructions
Scroll below to read the recipe of traditional mango pickle
Mango pickle is a great way of using raw mangoes which have fallen due to wind in your garden.
Ingredients
- 4 cups(1/2 kg) keri or raw mango cubed
- 1/4 cup namak/salt
- 2 tbsp methi dana/fenugreek seeds coarsely ground
- 2 tbsp saunf/fennel seeds
- 1 tsp kalonji/nigella seeds
- 1/8th cup lal mirch/red chilly powder
- 1 tsp haldi/turmeric powder
- 1 cup mustard oil
Instructions
- Keep the mango pieces in a plate to dry for few hours. This will help to remove any moisture from the mango pieces.
- Mix all the spices with the mangoes and transfer to a sterilized and jar.
- Pour the oil over the mangoes and keep it in the sun for a period of 1 month.
- Once every few days, stir the contents with a clean and dry spoon during while the pickle is kept in the Sun.
- The pickle is ready ,once the mango pieces have turned soft and can easily be cut with a spoon.
- Store this in a cool dry place.
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