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    Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe (Maa Inji Pickle)

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Mango Ginger Pickle - Maa Inji Pickle Recipe, a spicy delicious pickle made with maa inji also known as mango ginger. Mango ginger is a plant from the turmeric family. The rhizome is similar to common ginger but doesn't have the pungent flavour instead it has raw mango flavour. In this recipe post, I have shared three recipes to make pickle using mango ginger (maa inji). Instant mango ginger pickle, no cook mango ginger pickle and zero oil mango ginger pickle, learn how to make this delicious pickle with step by step pictures and video.

    instant mango ginger pickle | maa inji pickle

    Mango Ginger Pickle

    I asked hubby to get some ginger from the super mart. When he handed me the bag I saw that he bought "mango ginger" instead of regular ginger. I was not at all worried, because I wanted to make this pickle and share it in my blog for so long. I called my mom and asked for the recipe and she gave me these recipes.

    Table of Contents

    • About Mango Ginger Pickle (Maa Inji Pickle)
    • Watch Mango Ginger Pickle Video
    • What is Mango Ginger?
    • Mango Ginger Pickle Ingredients
    • How to Clean & Cut Mango Ginger (Maa Inji)
    • How to Make Mango Ginger Pickle (Stepwise Pictures)
    • No Cook Mango Ginger Pickle (Spicy)
    • Zero Oil Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe
    • Expert Tips
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Maa Inji Pickle Recipe | Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    About Mango Ginger Pickle (Maa Inji Pickle)

    Mango ginger also known as Maa inji or Mango Inchi is a plant from the turmeric family. Look wise it is similar to ginger or turmeric root. The flavour is more mild and has raw mango flavour hence it got the name as mango ginger.

    Maa inchi has lots of health benefits in them and it is good for digestion. We use this mango ginger to make pickle or thokku and it goes well with curd rice or sambar rice. Amma also uses to make mango ginger shots.

    Similar Recipes,
    Spicy Mango Thokku
    Punjabi Raw Mango Pickle
    Andhra Mango Pickle
    Dried Mango Pickle

    Watch Mango Ginger Pickle Video

    What is Mango Ginger?

    mango ginger | maa inji

    Mango Ginger also known as Manga Inchi, Maa Inji or Mango inji. Mango Ginger looks like normal ginger, it is not really ginger and has the aroma of raw mango. The rhizome is similar to common ginger but doesn't have the pungent flavour instead it has raw mango flavour. This actually belongs to the same family as turmeric, but it is pale yellow in colour. It is also known as Amaada in Bengal and Amba Haldar in Gujarat.

    It has many health benefits. Mango ginger has many antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. It helps with digestion and helps to treat cough and cold.

    Maa Inchi or Mango ginger is used to make pickle, pachadi or made into murabba.

    Mango Ginger Pickle Ingredients

    ingredients for making instant mango ginger pickle | maa inji pickle

    Mango ginger - This Mango ginger also known as maa inji doesn't have the pungent flavour instead it has raw mango flavour. Before using you have to wash it well to remove the dirt from it, peel it using a spoon or peeler and chop them finely.

    Spice Powders - as far as the spice powders. You need turmeric and kashmiri chilli powder.

    Lemon or Vinegar - You need to use lemon juice or vinegar to the pickle. It adds a tangyness to the pickle also helps preserving and pickling.

    Oil - gingelly oil also known as Indian sesame oil is used for making the pickle.

    Whole spices - fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds is roasted and ground into a powder. This adds unique aroma to the pickle.

    Tempering - for tempering the pickle, I used mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. Urad dal is not used in pickle since it will spoil the pickle faster.

    Salt - rock salt is added in pickle.

    mango ginger pickle stored in glass bottle

    Mango Ginger Pickle (Maa Inji Oorugai) 3 Ways

    In this recipe I have shared three variation of making maa inchi oorugai. Even though I make the first version often because it is an instant pickle and can be consumed immediately without any wait.

    Instant pickle - This recipe used mango ginger which is cooked in oil with spices, lemon or vinegar. This is an instant pickle and can be consumed immediately without any wait.

    No Cook Spicy Pickle - sliced mango ginger is marinated with salt and tempering spices for 2 to 3 days before consuming. The pickle is spicy and has oil.

    Zero oil pickle - This version is my aachi's recipe and it has zero oil. The pickle is preserved with salt, lemon juice, green chillies.

    instant mango ginger pickle | maa inji pickle in a bowl

    How to Clean & Cut Mango Ginger (Maa Inji)

    Mango ginger looks like ginger, finger like. Maa inji has slight mild ginger flavour and strong raw mango flavour. Hence the name.

    Peel the skin of mango ginger using peeler or a steel spoon. Wash it really well to remove the dirt or mud. Rinse this multiple times to remove excess dirt.

    Slice mango ginger lengthwise, chop it finely and set aside.

    How to Clean & Cut Mango Ginger (Maa Inji)

    How to Make Mango Ginger Pickle (Stepwise Pictures)

    Make Pickle Spice

    1)Make the pickle spice. Take mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds in a dry pan and toast for 2 to 3 minutes. Once the spice is cooled, take it in a spice grinder or small blender and crush into a fine powder. Set aside till needed.

    making pickling spice

    Saute & Cook Mango ginger

    2)Heat gingelly oil in a pan. Add in peeled and chopped mango ginger. Stir fry this in the oil for 4 to 5 minutes this removes the raw smell from the mango ginger.

    heat oil in a pot, add in chopped mango ginger

    3)Add in turmeric and salt. Stir fry the spices with the mango ginger.

    add in turmeric and salt to mango ginger pickle

    4)Reduce the flame to a low simmer. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes till mango ginger is cooked completely.

    cover and cook mango ginger pickle

    5)Now taste check the mango ginger whether it is cooked or not. It has be tender yet slightly firm.

    mango ginger is cooked

    Make Mango Ginger Pickle

    6)To the cooked mango ginger, add in kashmiri chilli powder, pickle spice. Stir fry spice for 1 to 2 minute.

    add in kashmiri chilli powder, pickling spice powder

    7)Add in lemon juice or vinegar to the cooked mango ginger. Stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Take it off the heat.

    add vinegar and mix well

    Tempering pickle

    8)Heat gingelly oil in a pan. Add in mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. Let them sizzle in the oil for a whole minute. Take it off the heat.

    temper spice in hot oil

    9)Pour the tempering into the mango ginger pickle. Mix well to combine with the mango ginger. Allow them to cool completely.

    pour tempering over mango ginger pickle

    10)Store in a clean dry air tight glass bottle and you can use immediately. Store in fridge upto a month.

    instant mango ginger pickle is ready

    No Cook Mango Ginger Pickle (Spicy)

    This method for making mango ginger pickle or maa inji pickle is relatively easy but it is no cook pickle. This spicy mango ginger pickle takes at least 2 to 3 days to pickle and marinate.

    Mango ginger is chopped finely and marinated with salt. A spicy tempering is made with oil, spices, chilli powder, curry leaves and asafoetida. This tempering is added to the salted maa inji and mixed.

    Allow this spicy mango ginger pickle to pickle for at least 3 days at room temperature before consuming. You can allow this to marinate for a week in fridge for better flavour.

    No Cook Mango Ginger Pickle (Spicy)

    Ingredients Used

    • 250 grams Maa Inji | Mango Ginger
    • 1 tbsp Salt
    • 4 tbsp Lemon Juice

    For Tempering

    • 3 tbsp Gingelly Oil
    • 1 tso Mustard Seeds
    • ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 1 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder

    How to Make No Cook Mango Ginger Pickle

    1) Wash, peel and slice maa inji. Take this in a bowl. Now take oil in a pan and heat, add in mustard, fenugreek seeds and let them sizzle.

    temper spices for no cook maa inji pickle

    2) Add in curry leaves and fry them for a minute. Add in kashmiri chilli powder and turmeric powder and turn off the heat.

    add in spice powder for  no cook maa inji pickle

    3)Add in asafoetida and mix well.

    add asafoetida to oil

    4)Take mango ginger (maa inji) in a bowl. Add in salt and toss well with the mango ginger. Add in the tempering into the mango ginger.

    add salt and tempered spice to mango ginger

    5)Add in lemon juice or vinegar and toss well with the mango ginger. Take the mango ginger pickle in a container or air tight glass bottle.

    Allow this spicy mango ginger pickle to pickle for at least 3 days at room temperature before consuming. You can allow this to marinate for a week in fridge for better flavour.

    add lemon juice to mango ginger pickle

    Zero Oil Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    Healthy Maa Inji Pickle Recipe which my aachi taught me. It is a zero oil pickle which only has green chillies, salt and lemon. This recipe is similar to my lemon skin pickle.

    The pickle has no oil or spice powders. It is cleaned, peeled and sliced mango ginger marinated with chopped green chillies, salt, lemon. Instead of lemon juice you can use vinegar for marinating.

    Allow this mango ginger pickle to pickle for at least 3 days at room temperature before consuming. You can allow this to marinate for a week in fridge for better flavour.

    zero oil mango ginger pickle

    Ingredients Used

    • 250 grams Maa Inji | Mango Ginger
    • 1 tbsp Salt
    • ½ cup Lemon Juice
    • 10 Green Chillies chopped

    How to Make Zero Oil Mango Ginger Pickle

    1) Wash, peel and slice maa inji or mango ginger. Take it in a bowl. Add in chopped green chillies. You can add more or less chillies as needed.

    add chillies to mango ginger

    2)Add in salt and lemon juice in this mango ginger.

    add salt and lemon juice

    3)Mix mango ginger with salt and lemon juice. Allow this mango ginger pickle to pickle for at least 3 days at room temperature before consuming. You can allow this to marinate for a week in fridge for better flavour.

    zero oil mango ginger pickle ready

    Expert Tips

    • Mango ginger has dirt and mud between their rhizomes. So clean it really well before using.
    • Kashmiri chilli powder adds colour to the pickle without being too spicy.
    • You can add peeled garlic in the first version of pickle for more flavour.
    • Oil and salt acts as preservation in the pickle so be generous with them.
    • Store pickle in clean dry glass jar.

    Storage

    The pickle can be stored it in fridge for upto a month. Always use clean dry jar and spoon when handling.

    More Pickle Recipes to Try

    • Onion Pickle Recipe
    • Mango Chunda Recipe
    • Gujarati Mango Pickle Recipe
    • Quick Tomato Relish Recipe
    • Green Chilli Pickle Recipe
    • Kimchi Recipe

    📖 Recipe Card

    Maa Inji Pickle Recipe | Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    Mango Ginger Pickle - Maa Inji Pickle Recipe, a spicy delicious pickle made with maa inji also known as mango ginger. Mango ginger is a plant from the ginger family. The rhizome is similar to common ginger but doesn't have the pungent flavour instead it has raw mango flavour. In this recipe post, I have shared three recipes to make pickle using mango ginger (maa inji). Instant mango ginger pickle, no cook mango ginger pickle and zero oil mango ginger pickle, learn how to make this delicious pickle with step by step pictures and video.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
    Servings: 250 grams
    Calories: 1kcal

    Ingredients

    Instant Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    • 250 grams Maa Inji | Mango Ginger
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 1 tbsp Salt
    • 3 tbsp Gingelly Oil
    • 2 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
    • ¼ cup Vinegar or Lemon Juice

    For Pickle Spice

    • 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
    • 2 tsp Mustard seed

    For Tempering

    • ¼ Cup Gingelly Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
    • ½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
    • 2 Dry Red Chillies
    • 2 Sprig Curry leaves
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida

    No Cook Spicy Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    • 250 grams Maa Inji | Mango Ginger
    • 1 tbsp Salt
    • 4 tbsp Lemon Juice

    For Tempering

    • 3 tbsp Gingelly Oil
    • 1 tso Mustard Seeds
    • ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 1 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder

    Zero Oil Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    • 250 grams Maa Inji | Mango Ginger
    • 1 tbsp Salt
    • ½ cup Lemon Juice
    • 10 Green Chillies chopped

    Instructions

    How to Make Instant Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    • Wash, peel and chop mango ginger finely. Set aside.
    • Dry roast mustard and fenugreek seeds in a dry pan. Take it in a blender and powder till fine. Set aside.
    • Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan. Add in mango ginger and saute for 4 to 5minutes. Add in salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes till the mango ginger is tender.
    • Now the mango ginger must be cooked. Add in chilli powder, roasted mustard fenugreek powder, salt and mix well. Add in vinegar and mix well.
    • Make tempering. Heat oil, add mustard, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida. Let them sizzle for 1 minute. Pour this tempering over the pickle and mix well. Allow this to cool and store in a clean dry jar.

    How to Make Spicy No Cook Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    • Wash, peel and slice maa inji. Take it in a bowl. Add in salt and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside.
    • Now take oil in a pan, add in mustard, fenugreek, asafoetida, curry leaves and mix well. Add in chilli powder and turmeric powder and turn off the heat. Mix well and let it cool.
    • Add the cooled oil over it and mix well. Transfer this to a clean jar and let it steep for one or two day. Store it in fridge.

    How to make Zero Oil Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe

    • Wash, peel and slice maa inji. Set aside.
    • Take it in a bowl. Add in salt, chillies and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside. Transfer this to a clean jar and let it steep for one or two day. Store it in fridge.

    Video

    YouTube video

    Notes

      • Mango ginger has dirt and mud between their rhizomes. So clean it really well before using.
      • Kashmiri chilli powder adds colour to the pickle without being too spicy.
      • You can add peeled garlic in the first version of pickle for more flavour.
      • Oil and salt acts as preservation in the pickle so be generous with them.
      • Store pickle in clean dry glass jar.
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    Storage

    The pickle can be stored it in fridge for upto a month. Always use clean dry jar and spoon when handling.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.03g | Protein: 0.005g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 0.1mg | Iron: 0.01mg
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      i made t on saturday...i tasted the pickle today and it was so addictive aarthi...i used gingelly oil so i dint like the smell...what oil should be used for making this pickle..???

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      @Anonymousif u dont like the smell of that oil, use normal cooking oil.

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      Hey aarthi, Did this recipe and my hubby loved it. Thank you.

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