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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Quick Mango Pickle

Here is a recipe for an instant pickle which takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. This is a regular item on a wedding menu around Bangalore and to this day, the sour - hot 'Maavinakayi uppinakayi' (mango pickle) served at the wedding feasts, remains one of my favorites. This quicker version of mango pickle is heavenly delicious with hot rice and ghee.

 

Ingredients:
Green mango, chopped into fine cubes - 1 cup
Chillie powder - 3 to 4 tsp
Salt
Hing (Asafoetida) - Half of 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 Tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Mix together mango pieces, chillie powder and salt in a bowl.
Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and asafoetida to the hot oil. When mustard seeds start to splutter, turn off the stove and let it cool.
Add this to the bowl and mix well.
Serve this with hot rice and ghee or breakfast dishes like upma.


Though I had planned something else, due to time constraints this one is going to be my 'Q' entry for Nupur's A - Z of Indian vegetables.

Note: Additionally, 1 tsp mustard seeds powder (aavapindi) and 1/4 tsp of fenugreek seeds powder (menthi podi) can be added.

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21 comments:

swapna susarla said...

really mouth watering !!!

FH said...

Sumaaaa!! You are going to kill meee!!!:D
What can I say?I am hurting!!

bee said...

i love this too. if we don't get really green mangoes, we make it tart granny smith apples.

Bong Mom said...

This is so drool worthy :)

DEEPA said...

too good ..This has a best combo ...with curd rice ...mouth watering yaar

Roopa said...

yummy, Suma... looks mouth watering...

Sia said...

slurpppppppppp......

Aruna said...

mavinakayi Uppinakayi nana favourite.... Loove the pickle...

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Kribha said...

Looks too good suma. I bet it would taste exceptionally good with curd rice. Thanks for posting the recipe.

Sharmi said...

I too make this and it tastes yummy with rice. lovely pic of the chutney.

Suganya said...

Mango chutney is looking YUM!...Mouthwatering one. Nice quick chutney...

Nupur said...

What a gorgeous picture, Suma! I want to reach into the screen and grab a luscious cube.

Sia said...

its mangoes in all the blogs and i am just loving it. my cheeks r hurting look at that uppinakai... lovely!

Mandira said...

This looks delicious, absolutely gorgeous color too...

sunita said...

That really is quick...looks heavenly...

Seema Bhat said...

Suma,
This looks so much like mango uppinkai ... Love it. I have had it a lot of times but never knew it was so easy to make...How many days will it be good for once made?
Thanx
Seema

Shivapriya said...

Yummy,best combo is with mudda pappu and ghee, what do u say suma.

ushaprashanth said...

hi!
That's a very nice picture. it goes very well with curd rice too...

Suma Gandlur said...

Seema,
I usually prepare this uppinakayi with only one mango. It would be finished in a couple of days by us. The maximum I have tried is for 10 days, refrigerated. Though I am not sure, my guess is that it may stay fresh beyond that, because of the sourness of the mango.

Suma Gandlur said...

Padma,
To be honest, I like it with rice and every thing else.My mouth literally waters when I think about this chutney.

Anonymous said...

delicious mouth watering licking chutney