Mango Channa Pickle

Mango Channa Pickle

Ingredients

  • Sour mango pieces – 4 cups
  • Kabuli channas – ¼ cup
  • Red chilly powder – ½ cup
  • Salt (powdered) – ½ cup
  • Asafoetida powder – 1 teaspoon
  • Oil – 1 cup
  • Mustard – ½ teaspoon
  • Curry leaves – 2 sprigs

Ingredients For Roasting And Powder Together

  • Mustard – 2 teaspoons
  • Cumin seeds – 2 teaspoons
  • Fenugreek – 2 teaspoons

Method

  • 1. Select thin skinned, firm, unripe sour mangoes.Wash and spread over a cloth to dry up excess moisture.
  • 2. Cut into ½ inch square pieces.
  • 3. soak channa overnight in enough water (10 hours)
  • 4. Strain the water and spread over a cloth in shade to remove excess moisture.
  • 5. Add this to mango pieces along with salt in a jar. Shake well. Close with a lid and keep for 2 days.
  • 6. Mix well twice daily.
  • 7. Third day, add Red Chilly powder and roasted, powdered ingredients. Mix well.
  • 8. Heat oil in a pan add mustard, when it splutters season curry leaves, asafoetida powder and pour on top of the mango pieces. (Hot oil itself)
  • 9. Mix well daily for 10 days.
  • 10. This pickle gets ready to serve in 10 to 15 days time.

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