Aam Ka Achar

Ingredients

• • Mango pieces (diced) - 4 cups
• • Mango (grated) - 1
• • Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Salt - ¾ cup
• • Chilly powder - 1 cup
• • Yellow mustard - 100 grams
• • Oil - 1 cup

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Aniseeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Kalonjis - 1 teaspoon
• • Fenugreek - 1 teaspoon
• • Mustard - 1 teaspoon
• • Asafoetida powder - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Select sour mangoes, wash, wipe, dry well and then dice into 1½ inch square pieces.
• 2. Add turmeric powder, salt, chilly powder, and mustard. Shake well and close with a lid.
• 3. Shake well 6 or 7 times for one whole day.
• 4. Next day, heat little oil, add seasonings and pour on top of the pickle.
• 5. Heat remaining oil, allow to cool, and then mix with the pickle.
• 6. Oil should be above the pickle level in the bottle, so that the pickle stays long.
• 7. Mix daily twice, until it gets ready to serve. (Approximately 15 to 20 days)

Variation

• • Add 1 cup diced mango with 1 cup bengal gram dal, salt and turmeric powder.
• • Soak it for 1 day. Next day add chilly powder and prepare seasoning as mentioned above.