Share Recipe

Raw Mango pickle

Servings: 4
Chopping time: 10-15 minutes.
Preparation time: 2-3 minutes.
Keeping time: 1-2 days.
Seasoning & mixing time: 2-3 minutes.
Total time: 21 minutes.

Indian traditional cuisine is full of, flavour and spices. Pickles are an ancient delicacies, I use freshly pounded spices that fill the space of your soul. Pickling is one of the magical preservation methods that not only extends a food’s self life, but also adds the flavour.

Mango pickling is popular all over India and Asian countries and several variations are used for making mango pickle. Method used here is more than 100 years old method of my family.

Ingredients:

Raw Mango: 1 kg.
Salt: 100 gm
Turmeric powder: 1 tablespoon
Kalongi (onion seed): 1 table spoon
Fenugreek seed: 1 tablespoon
Saunf/ Fennel seed: 2 tablespoon
Asafoetida powder: 1 teaspoon
Mustard oil: 300-350 ml
Chilli powder: 2-3 tablespoon
Mustard seed (yellow): 20-30 gm.
Black pepper powder: ½ teaspoon
Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

Clean and wash mango. Dry them with kitchen towel cut into 2” pieces, dry these pieces into sun or under the fan for 1 hour.
Dry roast fenugreek seed, coarsely grind them. Keep aside.
Coarsely grind mustard seed and funnel seed. Keep aside.

Method:

Take a big mixing bowl/earthen pot, put mango pieces, salt and turmeric powder, mix properly with spatula (don’t use your hands), cover it and keep it at dry place. Keep it for 1-2 days (stir once or twice in a day.)
After 1-2 days the pieces become soft, you can put it into sun for a day or two if you want soft pickle but you will lose green colour of pickle, it will faint.
If you don’t keep it in sun it will soften slowly and will remain green too.

Seasoning:

Take a wok. Put oil in it, when it starts to smoke, put off the flame and allow it to come to normal temperature.
After coming to normal temperature add coarsely ground Fenugreek seed, Kalongi (onion seed) and all masala one by one in it, Mix well.
Add prepared mango pieces in it; mix well with spoon.
Raw Mango pickle is ready. Transfer into glass jar.
Enjoy the pickle with your meal.