Name: AMER MISHTI ACHAR / SWEET AND SPICY MANGO PICKLE recipe by uma Pandit at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Raw mango - 500 gm; Jaggery - 450 gm; Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon; Salt - 1/2 teaspoon; Mustard oil - 1 tablespoons; Whole red chilli - 6 / 7 no; Panch poforon / bengali five spices - 3 tablespoons

ABOUT AMER MISHTI ACHAR / SWEET AND SPICY MANGO PICKLE RECIPE

In Summer Season the most awaited fruit is Mango for all of us . Here is an Grandma's recipe for making Sweet Mango Pickle from raw mango using jaggery and spices . This was my favourite Mango pickle and I prepare every summer when tangy , yummy raw mangoes were in season .

Ingredients Serving: 10

Raw mango - 500 gm
jaggery - 450 gm
turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
salt - 1/2 teaspoon
mustard oil - 1 tablespoons
Whole red chilli - 6 / 7 no
Panch poforon / bengali five spices - 3 tablespoons

Instructions

Frist wash and dry the mango and cut them lengthwise , then spread them a big tray and dry them sunlight for 15 minutes .
Bengali panch phodon is mix of five whole spices . It consists of methi , jeera , kalonji , saunf and mustard is equal portions .
Dry roasted 2 tablespoons of panchforon and red chilli and coarsely grind in a blender .
Heat a heavy bottom pan and mustard oil and bring it to a smoking point and then lower the flame . Add the 1 tablespoons panchforon and red chilli powder for tempering and let them crackle .
Add the dried mangoes to it and some salt and turmeric powder and saute for couple of minutes .
In another pan add the jaggery and 1/2 cup of water and melt them .
Now add the mango melted jaggery and cook for 10 - 15 minutes , keep stirring continuously don't let the jaggery caramelized .
When the mangoes start to turn translucent and the jaggery become a syrup , increase the heat and cook stirring .
Continuously till it comes to a one thread consistency .
Switch off the flame and add the dry roasted panchforon masala and give it a nice mix .
Pour it in airtight container and enjoyyyyyyyyy .