Aam Tel (Raw mango pickle in oil)

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Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Aam Tel (Raw mango pickle in oil)

#MangoMango This is a traditional Bengali mango pickle in oil. This is enjoyed as a side dish with rice,roti or paratha. It enhances the taste of 'jhaal muri' a famous street food of kolkata.This pickle stays good for years.

Ingredient

1 kg

raw mangoes

1 tsp

red chilli powder

2 tsp

kashmiri red chilli powder

1 tbsp

turmeric powder

1 tsp

chopped garlic

1 tsp

ginger chopped

1 tsp

methi(fenugreek)

1 tsp

sauf(fennel)

dry red chillies deseeded and chopped

2 tbsp

black mustard seed

1 tsp

fenugreek seeds

2 tsp

fennel seeds

1 tsp

kalonji(nigella)

4-5

dry red chillies

2 tbsp

vinegar

1/4 tsp

hing(asafoetida)

2 cups

mustard oil approximately

2 tbsp

salt

2 tsp

sugar

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cube raw mangoes with skin.Smear 2 tsp salt and turmeric and keep in direct sunlight for 2 days.

* Step 2

Dry roast mustard,fenugreek,dry red chillies and methi seeds and grind to a fine powder.Set aside.Discard any water from the mangoes after 2 days.Add methi, sauf,chopped ginger and garlic and chopped dry chillies or chilli flakes.Add oil and dry roasted masala.Oil should just cover the mangoes.Add dry roasted and ground masala as needed.Add vinegar; hing, turmeric,kashmiri red chilli powder,red chilli powder,salt and little sugar to taste.Keep in direct sunlight for 4-5 days.

* Step 3

Check softness of mangoes.Keep the pickle in a wide mouthed glass jar and keep the jar in sunlight for 7 more days. Mango pickle is done.Serve with rice,roti or paratha.

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