Sweet and Spicy Mango Pickle

With the 'Mango' season coming up, we see plenty of 'Kacchi Keris' with the vegetable vendors. My mother-in-law got a few raw mangoes with the stock of vegetables, which kept lying the fridge for a couple of days. None of us gave a thought on, what to do with them. Then grandmother came up with her sweet mango pickle recipe, which I chose to alter and make it my way, sweet but spicy at the same time. Here is the simple Sweet and Spicy Mango pickle recipe-

Ingredients-

1/2 Kg Keri (Raw Mangoes)

1/2 Kg Sugar

1 tbsp Methi Dana (Fenugreek Seeds)

2 tbsp Saunf (Fennel Seeds)

1 tbsp Kalonji (Onion Seeds)

2 tbsp + 2 tbsp Salt

1 tbsp Red Chilly Powder

6-7 Whole Red Chillies

Method-

1. Cut the mango in 2" long pieces and rub in 2 tbsp salt. Keep it in your balcony or the kitchen shelf for 24 hours

2. In a Pan, dry roast Methi Dana, Kalonji and Saunf till fragrant

3. Put Sugar, along with 1 litre water

4. When you see that the syrup has started to thicken, add whole red chillies, while breaking them into small pieces

5. Add red chilly powder, 2 tbsp salt and mangoes after removing any water from the plate

6. Let it cook, till the mangoes become soft

Only when it cools, put it in a jar and you can store it for the rest of the year. The salt and sugar act as preservatives. However, never close the jar with hot pickle, it will start spoiling quickly.

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