MANGO PICKLE

MANGO PICKLE

INGREDIENTS

1.            Raw mango ( Chopped)- 3 cups

2.            Kashmiri chili powder- 5 to 6 tbsp

3.            Turmeric powder-1 tsp

4.            Fenugreek powder-1/4 tsp

5.            Asafoetida powder-1/2 tsp

6.            Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

7.            Fenugreek seeds-1/2 tsp

8.            Kurryleaves- 2 sprigs

9.            Oil-3 to 4 tbsp

10.         Salt to taste

11.         Vinegar-1/8 cup

Method

·                     Combine together chopped mango,kashmiri chili powder,turmeric powder,asafoetida , fenugreek powder and salt to taste.Mix well and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.

·                     Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and let it splutter,now add fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.Saute for a few seconds.

·                     Now reduce the flame to low and add the marinated chopped mango and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes,stirring well in between. ( or until the skin turns greenish brown,see above picture)

·                     Switch off the flame and allow it to cool completely.Add vinegar and mix well,adjust salt level if required.

·                     Transfer if to a glass jar  with a tight lid.Serve with rice.

Stir-Fried Tindora Recipe

Stir-Fried Tindora Recipe / Kovakka Mezhukkupuratti

Ingredients:

Kovakka / Tindora - 100 gms

Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Onions - 1 medium

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 strand

Salt - to taste

Preparation

Cut kovakka in long slender pieces and boil in very little water with salt.

Heat oil, add mustard and saute the onions, also cut in long pieces. When it has turned golden brown, fry the ginger garlic paste in it. Then add the chilly powder and curry leaves and cook for another minute. Finally add the kovakka and stir till the pieces have turned golden.Then Serve hot as an accompaniment to rice.