Mango Pickle is a popular condiment all over the world. Each family has their own way of making pickles. Simple mango pickle is made with raw mango, spice powders, salt, oil and pickle masala. Even though pickling seems like a long process, making mango pickle at home is easy and simple. Some of our other family favorites are sweet mango pickle and dried mango pickle. Learn how to make Spicy mango pickle recipe or mangai oorugai with step by step pictures.
Wash Mangoes well and pat it dry with a towel. Not Cut the mangoes into bite size pieces. Put this in a stainless steel bowl or a ceramic bowl and set aside.
Take a heavy bottom pan and add mustard and fenugreek seeds in that and roast it in a low heat till you get nice aroma and both the seeds have gone light golden. Allow this to cool down and grind into a fine powder. This is pickle spice.
Now heat oil on low heat and add asafoetida in that. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool down. This is pickle oil.
Now is the mixing part. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt over the mangoes and mix well. Add the pickle powder and pickle oil over this and mix well.
Put this in a cleaned, dry glass jar and cover with a tight lid and store in a cool and dry place. Mix this once a day. Serve this after 3 days with curd rice or any dish..
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Notes
You can consume this in 3 days of preparation.
You can store this upto a year if used properly. Don’t put wet spoon inside the jar, use clear wooden spoon.
Take a small amount of pickle in a small jar and keep it handy.
Use a glass jar for storing this pickle so that you can see clearly what is happening inside.
You can get the real flavour if you consume this after 2 weeks.