How to make Andhra Avakkai -
Mango pickle from the cuisines of Andhra.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Raw Mangoes (कच्चे आम), Mustard Seeds (राई)
Cuisine : Andhra
Course : Pickles, Jams and Chutneys
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Andhra 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 : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Andhra Avakkai Recipe
Raw Mangoes 12 medium
Mustard Seeds
Mustard seeds 1 cup
Red chilli powder (deghi mirch) 2 cups
Salt 1 1/2 cups
Turmeric powder 1/4 cups
Asafoetida 1/4 tablespoon
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 cloth. Cut mangoes into half with the seed and then cut each half into six to eight equal pieces.
Step 2
Spread pieces on a mat and dry in the sun for at least two days. Clean and dry mustard seeds in sun and pound to a coarse powder.
Step 3
Thoroughly mix red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, asafetida powder, mustard powder, fenugreek seeds and oil. Remove seeds from the sun dried mango pieces and mix them with the pickle mixture.
Step 4
Wipe chana to remove the superficial dust and add to the 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
From the 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 : 5626 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 82.9 gm
Protein : 75.4 gm
Fat : 468.2 gm
Other : 0
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