Sweet, Sour and Spicy Mango Pickle

Ingredients

Finely chopped mango pieces

– ½ kg

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Salt -  2 tsp

Tamarind extract – 1 lemon
size ball

Jaggery – ½ cup

Ginger – 2 inch piece

Roast and coarsely make a
powder of

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp

Fenugreek seed – 1 tsp

Nigella seed – 1 tsp

Cumin seed – 1 tsp

Red chillies – 4 to 5

Method

 First roast and coarsely make powder of given
ingredients.

Wash and dry mango pieces
and remove skin. Chop it into very fine pieces. Add turmeric powder and salt
and leave it to marinate for 15 to 20 minutes..

Grate or make a paste of
ginger.

Steam mango pieces for 5
minutes. Remove and wipe it dry.

Heat 2 tbl.sp of mustard oil
in a pan, add ginger and fry for a minute and then  add tarmarind extract. This is optional, you
may or may not use it and still it will taste good.

Add jaggery and leave it to
cook till jaggery is completely dissolved. If you are not using tamarind pulp,
add little water to the jaggery and cook till dissolved.

Add mango pieces and
powdered masala. Immedialtly remove from fire and leave it to cool.

When it comes at room
temperature, store in a glass jar in an air tight container. Use this after 3
days.