KATHAL KA ACHAR (JACKFRUIT'S PICKLE)

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KATHAL KA ACHAR (JACKFRUIT'S PICKLE)

Pickles are the perfect side dish to any meal!Try out these authentic and flavoursome pickle recipes to add spice to your meals!

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