Instant sweet and sour Mango pickle

Be it aloo parantha(stuffed potatoe bread), dal chawal(lentil and rice) or even a tandoori roti with meat, nothing complements these dishes better than a helping of pickle.  Pickles always add that extra flavor to a meal.  Of course market is full of variety of pickles but there is so much fun in making your instant sweet and sour mango pickle. In our house this mouth watering pickle is eaten even on a sandwich or idli.  

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Ingredients:

1 cup raw mangoes, 5 tbsp brown sugar, ½ tsp fennel seeds, ½ tsp onion seeds(kalonji), ½  tsp turmeric powder, 1 pinch of asafetida, 2 tbsp mustard oil, salt to taste, ½ tsp coriander powder, 2 tsp white sugar 

Method:

Peel the skin of the raw mangoes and discard the seeds or stone. Cut mangoes into small pieces.  Take 5 cups of water in a big pan, add  ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp turmeric, 2 tsp sugar and bring it to a boil. Add mangoes to it and turn off the flame after 30 seconds.  Leave it covered for a couple of minutes. Now mango slices are blanched.  Drain out the water.

Heat the oil in a pan and add asafetida,  fennel, onion seeds, salt and  ¼ tsp of turmeric.  Stir it well till you get a sweet aroma.  Add blanched mango pieces and brown sugar.  Mix everything well so that mango pieces and spices get well blended.  Remove from the flame and enjoy.