KATHAL KA ACHAR (JACKFRUIT'S PICKLE)

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KATHAL KA ACHAR (JACKFRUIT'S PICKLE)

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :2 Hr 10 Min

Cook Time : 48 Hr 10 Min

Total Time : 50 Hr 20 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 6
  • Jackfruit / Kathal - 1 kg cut into bite size


  • Raw mango - 1 kg thick grated


  • Ginger - 125 Gms grated


  • Garlic - 125 Gms crushed


  • Yellow mustard powder - 3 Tbsp


  • Chilli powder - 2 Tbsp / to taste


  • Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 Tsp


  • Fennel/ saunf powder - 2 Tbsp


  • Fenugreek/methi powder - 2 Tbsp


  • Coriander / Dhaniya powder - 1 Tbsp


  • Turmeric powder - 3 Tbsp


  • White vinegar - 1/4 Cup


  • Whole spices - 1+1/2 Tbsp( Fenugreek seeds, Anseed seeds, Kalonji/ onion seeds, Mustard seeds, Fennel seeds)


  • Hing - 5 mg


  • Mustard oil - 500 ml


  • Salt - 5 Tbsp / to taste

Directions

  • Wash Jackfruit and keep in a strainer to drain excess water
  • Then dry it in sunlight for an hour
  • Sprinkle 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder on Jackfruit pieces and mix well
  • Heat 250 ml oil in a heavy bottom kadai on high flame
  • Reduce flame at medium heat and deep fry all pieces in small batches till light brown colour
  • keep aside
  • Now add rest of oil in kadai and heat on medium heat
  • Add all whole spices and hing n fry till pink colour
  • Add garlic, ginger and fry for 1 min
  • Stir once
  • Then add mango n stir continuously while frying and cook for one minute
  • Switch off gas stove
  • Add all spices powder, salt and fried Jackfruit pieces n mix it very gently
  • At this time we should check salt because if mangoes are very sour then we have to add more chilli powder and salt to balance its taste
  • Keep this pickle in sunlight for two days in a large opened​ bowl
  • Add 1/4 cup vinegar in pickle and mix it very well
  • Keep it in a dry glass jar or barni
  • Tie up muslin cloth in the neck of jar so that, extra moisture will come out
  • After one week close the lid