How to make Avakkai -
The most famous mango pickle from Andhra.
This recipe is from the book Dakshin Delights.
Main Ingredients : Raw Mango (कच्चा आम), Mustard Seeds (राई)
Cuisine : Andhra
Course : Pickles, Jams and Chutneys
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Avakkai Recipe Card
The cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is reputedly the spiciest of all Indian cuisine. Foods include both the original spicy Andhra cooking and Muslim-influenced Hyderabadi cuisine. Rice is the staple diet and is used in a wide variety of ways.
Hyderabadi cuisine is influenced by the Muslim population, which arrived in Andhra centuries ago. Much of the cuisine revolves around meat. It is rich and aromatic, with a liberal use of exotic spices, ghee, nuts and dry fruits.
Prep Time : 1-2days
Cook time : 3-Above
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Avakkai Recipe
Raw Mango 12 medium
Mustard Seeds 1 cup
Red chilli powder 2 cups
Salt 1 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder 1/4 cup
Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 4 tablespoons
Sesame oil (til oil) 2 cups
Method
Step 1
Select good, firm and sour mangoes. Wash thoroughly and wipe them completely dry with an absorbent kitchen towel.
Step 2
Cut the mangoes into half with the seed and then further cut each half in to six to eight equal sized pieces. Spread them on a mat and dry in the sun for about two days.
Step 3
Clean and dry the mustard seeds and pound to a coarse powder. Thoroughly mix red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida, mustard powder, fenugreek seeds and oil.
Step 4
Remove seeds from the sun dried mango pieces and mix this with the pickle mixture. Transfer to a ceramic pickle jar, tie the mouth with a muslin cloth and keep in the sun for three days without stirring.
Step 5
Fourth day onwards, stir the pickle well and continue to keep in the sun for at least a week to ten days. This pickle will last for a year if kept well.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 5039 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 213.7 gm
Protein : 42.8 gm
Fat : 445.1 gm
Other : Iron- 35.8mg
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