Recipe for Gujarati Chhundo or grated mango pickle

Recipe for Gujarati Chhundo or grated mango pickle

This moreish instant pickle from India's Kathiawar region is perfect with theplas or fenugreek flatbread

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Cuisine:Gujarati
Cook time:50m
Prep time:20m
Servings:As long as it lasts...

Ingredients

2 kg raw mangoes

3 tbsp salt

3 tsp turmeric

2 cups (380gm) sugar

3 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder

3 tsp cumin seeds, roasted and ground

 

Method

1. Wash, peel and grate the mangoes. Rub salt and turmeric to it well and set aside in a glass bowl for 1 hour.

2. Squeeze out all water and add sugar. Cook over low heat. Stir constantly for 40-45 minutes until all water evaporates and sugar turns into syrup.

3. Remove from fire and cool. Add red chilli powder and cu-min seeds. Mix well and bottle it. This pickle can be served immediately.

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