Mango Pickle


Ingredients:

12 medium size raw mangoes
300 gms mustard powder
250 gms red chili powder
250 gms salt
50 gms fenugreek seeds
1 1/2 kgs sesame seed oil

Method

Leave the raw mangoes in water for 15 minutes and dry them with a clean cloth. Cut them into pieces of 1 1/2 to 2 inches. Discard the seed / stone and the onion type layer on the pieces. Clean the cut pieces with dry cloth.

Mix the mustard powder, red chilli powder, salt and fenugreek seeds together in a big basin. Add one cup of oil and mix to a consistency that can be held in a fist. Sprinkle the mango pieces also with a little oil. Take a few mango pieces at a time and mix them well with mustard, chilli, salt mix and put them in a ceramic jar or a big plastic container. Repeat the process till the mix and the mango pieces are over. Towards the end if a little mix remains it can be added on top. Pour 1 inch oil above it and cover it with a lid. Tie a neat thick cloth over it and store it. Mix it well on the third day. Taste it and if need salt may be added at this stage.

Tips
• Make sure to keep ready a reasonably big ceramic jar or a plastic container, clean and dry and with a proper lid.

• Mangoes must be cleaned and dried properly. Wash and dry hands. No dampness should be allowed to creep in at any stage.