Green Mango Pickle

Mango Pickle in Marathi

Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2 cups Pickle

Ingredients:
2 cups Raw Mango, small cubes (Stone removed)
1.5 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp Hing (asafoetida)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp Fried fenugreek seed's powder (Step 2)
1 tbsp ground mustard seeds
2 tbsp red chili powder
For Tempering:- 4 tbsp Oil, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp hing

Method:
1) Wash green mangoes and pat dry well prior to dicing. Take cut mango into a bowl. Add salt, red chili powder and hing. Mix well and keep it covered for an hour.
2) Deep fry 12 to 15 fenugreek seeds. Crush into mortal and pastel.
3) Heat oil in a small tadka pan. Add mustard seeds, hing, turmeric powder. Transfer this tadka to a small steel or glass bowl.
4) After an hour add fenugreek powder, mustard seeds powder and prepared tadka (at room temp.)
Store this pickle into a glass jar with tight lid.

Tips:
1) Some people like to have extra amount of masala. For that, prepare 2 tbsp more tadka and also increase amount of ground mustard seeds.
2) Fenugreek seeds have bitter taste. If added in moderate amount, it gives nice flavor. But if added more than needed, it will make the pickle taste bitter. Hence, add 1/4 tsp first and mix. Taste the pickle. Add remaining fenugreek powder only if you like.
3) Adjust the salt to taste.
4) I had used 2 tbsp red chili powder from that 1/2 tsp was Kashmiri red chili powder and the remaining was normal red chili powder. Kashmiri red chili powder gives bright red color.
5) A tbsp of "split yellow mustard seeds" can be added along with ground mustard seeds. Split mustard seeds taste good as well as look very nice if this pickle.