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mango pickle

Menthiya Manga oorugai

Mango pickle with fenugreek.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Pickles, Traditional
Cuisine diabetic friendly, gluten free, Indian, One pot, South indian, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients
  

to roast and powder

  • 2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
  • 3 tbsp dry red chillies 9crushed)

for the pickle

  • 250 gram mango raw and fresh, diced.
  • 1.5 tbsp cystalline salt ( vary depend on the sourness of the mango)

to preserve

  • 2 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida

Instructions
 

  • In a dry pan roast the fenugreek seeds on a gentle heat. Remove and set aside.
  • Add the crushed dry red chillies into the same warm pan and toss around till they are slightly roasted.
  • Set aside to cool
  • Dice the mangoes and spread on a plate
  • Leave under bright sunlight for a day.
  • Add salt and mix well.
  • Crush the fenugreek and red chillies to a coarse mix. mix this into the now salted mangoes.
  • Add this into a clean sundried bottle.
  • Heat a pan and add the sesame oil, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  • Add the curry leaves as the oil heats up and allow it to sizzle. Now add hing to the oil and remove from heat.
  • Pour this warm oil over the mango mix.
  • Cool and cover the bottle in an airtight fashion. Keep the bottle for two days to allow the flavours to marinate.
  • The mangoes will be ready on the third day for the best flavour
    mango and fenufreek pickle
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