AAMBO CHARA ACHAR (SWEET PICKLE OF DRY SWEET MANGO)

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 AAMBO CHARA ACHAR (SWEET PICKLE OF DRY SWEET MANGO)

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :72 Hr 0 Min

Cook Time : 72 Hr 0 Min

Total Time : 144 Hr 0 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 6
  • 5 kgs ripe but hard mango


  • 1/2 kgs jeggery


  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds


  • 1 tbsp fenugreek seeds


  • 3 tbsp cumin seeds


  • 1 1/2 tsp chilly powder


  • 2 cups mustard oil


  • 1 tsp salt

Directions

  • First we will make Aamba chara. Wash and wipe mangoes.
  • Now peel off mangoes. Take a sharp knife. Now cut marks in thin slices lengthwise till end of seed. Now take out very carefully with the help of knife.
  • Now put mango slices for drying in the sunlight. Flip it after 3 hours. It will take 2-3 days for complete drying according to hottness of sunlight.
  • In mean time we'll do preparation of pickle. Heat a heavy bottom pan on medium heat. Dry roast all spices one by one till aroma comes out. Let it cool down. Now make fine powder in grinder jar.
  • Heat mustard oil on high flame till smoke comes out. Switch off the the gas flame. Cool down completely.
  • Take a heavy bottom kadai or big deep pot. Break jeggery in small pieces. Put jeggery, 1 cup water in pan and start boiling on high flame.
  • Take out dirt from sirup while boiling with help of spoon. Once it starts little thicken reduce flame on low heat. Now add mustard oil slowly - slowly in sirup. Stir continuously while all this process.
  • Mix all dry spices, salt in a bowl. First add spices mix then dry mango pieces in sirup and stir very well. Cook it for 5 minutes so all spices and jeggery sirup will be coated evenly.
  • Switch off the gas station. Cool it down naturally.
  • Keep this pickle in sunlight for 2-3 days. When it cool down completely keep in a clean dry jar. Now it's ready for serve. This pickle lasts for more than 2 yrs. So those are mango lovers can make it in large quantity.
  • It taste is like khatta - mitha aam ka achar but very unusual and demanding. Kids love this pickle.