Instant Raw Mango Pickle

Raw Mango Pickle (Odia: କଞ୍ଚା ଆମ୍ବ ଖଟା) is one of my favorite pickles. Nowadays we are missing raw mangoes. Mangoes are easily available in summers, but you can feel the taste of Mangoes in every season through this pickle. Kindly read the entire Recipe, if you wanna make it someday.

Ingredients for Raw Mango Pickle:

Diced raw mango - of 1 mango
Jaggery/sugar - 1 cup
Panch poron - 1 tbsp (a mixture of Fenugreek, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds & black cumin seeds.1:1:2:3:1)
Fresh curry leaves
Grated ginger - 1 inch
Roasted cumin & dry red chilly powder (2:1)
Just a pinch of turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Hing
Curry leaves
Green chilly - 3
1/2 glass of water

Making Process of Raw Mango Pickle:

Turn on the flame & heat the pan.
Add 2 tbsp oil. Once the pan is heated up then add the panch poron, hing & sliced green chilies
Panch porons have changed the color & now add the curry leaves.
Then add the crushed ginger. Then cook it for just 1 minute on a low flame. Fry it until the raw smell of the ginger goes away.
Add the diced mango. Then add a pinch of turmeric powder.
Cook it for 4-5 minutes on a low flame. Now check it & add the jaggery/sugar. Cover the lid.
After 3-4 minutes check it again. Diced mangoes are softer now. Add salt to taste.
Cover & cook until the jaggery/sugar melts completely. Don't add a little water now.
Stir in between. After 4-5 minutes here the jaggery has melted completely. Now add 1/2 glass of water.
Cover it & cook it for more for 4 to 5 minutes. It's been 5 minutes & the mangoes are softer now.
Then add 1 tbsp roasted cumin & red chilly powder to it. Stir it. Then turn off the flame.
Sweet mango pickle is ready. Have it with roti or parathas. You can also have it with rice & dal.

About the Author:

Itishreya Sahoo, an Odia food blogger born and brought up in Nayagarh, Odisha. She loves to cook and share with everyone. As a foodie, she not only shares her food with family and friends, also shares lots of recipes on her Instagram feed.

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