With the season of mangoes around the corner, its time people prepare pickles and store them for a whole year. Usually pickles takes around 10- 15 days to get readied but at the same time this pickles are preserved for long time , some store it for a whole year. The preservatives like vinegar, salt and oil are some ingredients which helps to store and preserve them for a long time.
Ingredients:
Raw Mangoes - 2Red chilly powder - 2 tablespoons
Asafoetida - 2 pinches
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - As per taste
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 10-12 nos or a string.
Oil - 8-10 tablespoons.
Method:
- Pick good quality raw mangoes or Kairi from the market.
- Wash them properly .
- Chop them into tiny pieces. Cut them into very tiny pieces . The cubes should be the size of nail of your tiny finger.
- In a bowl take the chopped pieces and add the turmeric powder, red chilly powder and salt to it.
- Take a kadai and place it over flame. Add oil and heat it for 5-10 seconds.
- Once the oil is little hot, add the Asafoetida, mustard seeds and the curry leaves. Allow them to crackle.
- Once the seeds crackle, pour the thadka to the chopped pieces.and mix well.
- The pickle is ready. Just allow it to set for a hour and then the pickle is ready to serve. It's really instant and easy and tastes very nice.
- Here a nice tip, you can use either raw mangoes or little ripened one. A little ripened but yet raw mango gives a delicious and yummy khatta mitta taste to the pickle which would you licking your fingers.
Preparation Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Making Time : 20 minutes.
Serves : More than 30 people.
Shelflife: For a month if stored in air tight container in Refrigerator.
Serving Suggestion: Serve it with rice, curd rice, pongal or any roti of your choice.
Note:
- Chop the mangoes into tiny pieces. Bigger pieces takes long time to soak up and get readied.
- A half ripened mango can be used for a khatta-mitta yummy taste.
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