A pretty pickle

Mamidi Avakai

Ingredients 3 medium raw mangoes 1 cup mustard seed powder 1 cup red chilli powder cup, powdered rock salt 1 cups of groundnut oil 1/3 cup of garlic cloves 1 tbsp methi seeds Pickle jar (for storage)

Method

Wash and soak mangoes in water for an hour. Clean the mangoes with a cloth and cut them into eight pieces. Clean the pieces with a soft cloth and leave to dry. Grind the rock salt to a fine powder. Keep it aside. Peel the garlic and keep aside.

In a large bowl add red chilli powder, mustard powder and salt and mix well. Add methi seeds, garlic cloves and 3/4 cup oil and mix well. Add the mango pieces and mix well with your hands, coating the mango pieces with the mixture. Place the spice coated mango pieces in the jar. Pour 1/4 cup oil on top and cover the pickle jar with the lid. Tie a cloth over the lid and keep it in a moisture free area. Let the pickle marinate for three-four days. After four days, mix the pickle carefully with a clean and dry ladle and add more oil.

Mamidi Turumu Ingredients 1 green mango 2 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 red chilli powder 1 tbsp salt w 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp mustard seeds 2 red chillies 1 tsp asafoetida

Method Wash and peel the mango. Grate it with a coconut scraper and keep aside.

Dry roast fenugreek seeds, let them cool and grind into powder. Grind mustard seeds into a powder. In a mixing bowl, add the ground powders, salt, red chilli powder and grated mango. Mix well and keep aside.

Heat oil and add dry red chillies, mustard seeds and asafoetida. Let it cool. Pour the cooled mixture over the grated mango-spice marination. Serve in a bowl.

Maagai Ingredients 4 raw mangoes 125 gm of red chilli powder 125 gm salt 2 tsp methi 2 tsp haldi powder 2 tsp mustard seeds 200 ml sesame oil 1 tsp asafoetida

Tips while making pickles Always keep in mind that the mango pieces need to be wiped dry. After you wash the mango and cut it into pieces, wipe it dry with a cloth and let it dry for a while, or the pickle can get spoilt.

After the pickle is made, on the fourth or fifth day, place it into a wide vessel.

Mix well with a long ladle that is clean and dry, make sure it is dry. Also, add more oil so that it covers the entire pickle as it helps preserve it.

The best way to get a long-lasting and delicious pickle is to get the freshest ingredients. Whether it is the mangoes or even the chilli powder and the other ingredients, make sure everything is fresh.