AM KA ACHAR (MANGO PICKLE)

      Title: AM KA ACHAR (MANGO PICKLE)
  Categories: Pickles, Fruits, Indian
       Yield: 1 Batch
  
      24    Mangoes, unripe
       4 c  Oil
       3 tb Salt
       1 tb Coriander seeds
       1 tb White cumin seeds
       1 tb Mustard seeds
       1 tb Onion seeds
       1 tb Ground garlic
       1 c  Red chilli powder
  
   Wash the mangoes and wipe dry. Cut into quarters.
   
   Mix the salt into the mangoes and spread out on a tray or baking tin
   and dry in the sun 2 or 3 days, until the skin of the fruit becomes
   soft and pliable.
   
   Fry all the whole spices in 2 cups of the oil until they are light
   brown.
   
   Remove from the oil and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside.
   
   Put the rest of the oil in a saucepan and heat well. Add all the
   ground spices and stir for 1 minute. Add all the dry mangoes.
   
   Stir together over fire very briefly and remove immediately.
   
   Allow to cool completely to room temperature. When cool, place the
   achar in airtight containers and store at room temperature. This
   achar can be preserved for at least one year.
   
                                     Compiled by Imran Chaudhary
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