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Menthiya Manga oorugai
Mango pickle with fenugreek.
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
40
minutes
mins
Course
Pickles, Traditional
Cuisine
diabetic friendly, gluten free, Indian, One pot, South indian, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings
0
many
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
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