Aam Ka Chundo/ Chunda - Sweet and Spicy Grated Mango Pickle (GF, V)
A sweet and sour yet mildly spicy Indian raw mango pickle flavoured with cumin. Served with North Indian flatbread like chappatis, thepla, parathas, etc.
Ingredients
- 5 medium sized raw mangoes approx 4 1/2 cups after grating
- 4 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsps chilli powder slightly heaped (adjust to preference)
- to taste salt
- 1 1/2 tsps cumin powder
Instructions
- Peel and grate the raw mangoes. Put the grated mangoes, turmeric powder, salt and sugar in a deep heavy bottomed vessel/ pan. Cook over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally, till the sugar becomes syrupy (thick string stage, i.e. when the mixture falls off the spoon it forms thick strings) and the mixture is thick like a jam.
- Add the chilli powder and stir, cooking for another couple of minutes. Add the cumin powder, stir and remove from heat. Stir the mixture well and allow to cool.
- Store in sterilized bottles. Serve with spicy parathas, chapathis, puris or as preferred.