MAANGA THOKKU

'Maanga Thokku' is an easy-to-make tasty pickle which is ready-to-eat from day one with curd rice or dosa. It tastes good for a week if stored in a clean, dry bottle in the fridge.

Ingredients

Salem (totapuri) mango (raw) – 1 big – peeled and chopped (3 glasses)

Jaggery / sugar – 2-3 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Red chilli powder – 3 - 4 tsp

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Asafetida – ¼ tsp

Oil – 3-4 tbsp

Method

Peel the mango and cut in small pieces. (Hit the mango with the knife to make cuts and then make thin slices - refer to the picture at the top).

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and asafetida, followed by mango pieces.

Add turmeric powder, and salt and stir well.

Keep covered and cook on low flame for 4-5 minutes.

Add jaggery and cook uncovered till mangoes are soft.

Add red chilli powder and stir.

Cook till oil separates. Remove from stove.

Cool and store in a clean, dry bottle in the fridge.© Copyright 2011. Brinda Balasubramonian.