Raw Mango Pickle in Mustard Oil



Raw Mango Pickle in Mustard Oil
Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani

Ingredients:

3 kgs raw mangoes Rajapuri variety. Not the sweet variety. These are specially good for making such pickles. Ask the vendor for this. Cut them to small 2 inch pieces. Some vendors even offer to cut them for you at an extra charge. Pay the extra charge it's worth it. It's less tedious n messy.

5 tbsp saunf / fennel
5 tbsp red chili powder (adjust)
5 tbsp black mustard coarsely ground
3 tbsp salt
2 tbsp fenugreek seeds / methi
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp onion seeds (optional)
500 ml of mustard oil / sarson / karva tael

Method:

Make sure the mango pieces are washed and completely dry. If need be keep it spread on some paper towels under the fan for an hour. In this weather it should do. This will keep your pickle good, longer.

We need a wide mouth glass jar with an airtight cap. Again this is important for two reasons. Glass jar because we need to keep the pickle in the sun for minimum of 5-7 days in the hot sun.

Airtight cap again to keep the pickle good, longer.

Fill the jar with the mango pieces and add all the ingredients. Now for the oil. Heat the oil in a pan. Not too hot. Mustard oil is a very smoking oil. In sense when you heat it, you will see the smoke starting almost immediately. Turn of the gas. Let it cool down a bit. It should be warm and not hot. Not hot because if its hot then it will generate steam and that is moisture and it will spoil the pickle. And we don't want that.

Airtight lid on. Keep it in the sun for minimum 5-7 days. Turning the jar and shaking it a few times during the day. This is again important as we want all of the pieces to be soaked in that masala and oil over the period of 5-7 days. Check for doneness on the 5th day. The mango pieces must start to soften. I usually start eating it as soon as I can.

Note: Always use a dry spoon to get the pickle. Sterilize the jars n caps. This prevents fungus from attacking.

Eat, Enjoy, Repeat !

Cheers
Sanjay 

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