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Mango Pickle (Aam ka Achar)

Mango Pickle

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Mango Pickle

Mango Pickle (Aam ka Achar)

Mango pickle is a spicy and tangy gluten free condiment. Almost every Indian household has their own favorite recipes for Mango Pickle. It is a popular condiment adds the extra "oomph" to every meal.
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Course Pickle
Cuisine Indian
Servings 12 oz pickle

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large green mango raw pickling mango/about 2-1/2 cup cubed mango (they are available at Indian and Asian grocery store)
  • 1 tablespoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder, adjust to taste (lal mirch)
  • 1/4 teaspoons turmeric (haldi)
  • 1 tablespoons coriander seeds crushed(dhania)
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds crushed(Saunf)
  • 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (sabut mathi)
  • 1 teaspoon nigella seeds/kalonji
  • 2 tablespoons mustard oil or olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Wash and dry the mango, cut in small cubes with skin.
  • In a glass bowl put the mango with salt and mix it well.
  • Set aside for about 3-4 hour. Mix and by this time there will be some salt water. Squeeze the mango, and save the water, as we will use later.
  • Spread the mango slices over dry surface and let it dry out preferably in sun light for 4-5 hours. Mango slices should be little dry but still moist. Note: Mangoes will reduce in volume.
  • Add all the spices to salt water and keep it aside.
  • Mix spices, water and oil to mango slices.
  • Keep the Mango pickle in glass jar with lid on. Pickle should be ready in 4-7 days. Mango slices are nicely marinated with spices.
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Comments

29 responses to “Mango Pickle (Aam ka Achar)”

  1. Bhagavat dasa

    hio Manjula, I like your recipe, but no sun here for dry the mango. its wintertime, can i also to put the mango near heating area ? and I had found green unripe mango in supermarket, can I use it also..?
    thank you

  2. Vinita

    Should we boil the water again before mixing spices

    1. Manjula Jain

      Vinita, you are talking about salt water come out of mango, no you don’t boil that

  3. Steve

    This is my first attempt at pickling. I was very careful about sterilizing the jar, but on day 2, when I opened the lid to give the pickle its daily stir, I was taken aback by its quasi-alcoholic smell. Is this normal? I tasted a small piece, and it seemed fine, but I wasn’t brave enough to swallow it.

  4. Daniella

    Hi maam my Maid accidently threw the salt water away 🙁 is there anything I could do?

    1. Manjula Jain

      Daniella, add little more salt that will work

  5. Richard

    I live in Arizona and we have 2 choices of mango, red and yellow. Will any green mango of the red variety work?

    1. Manjula Jain

      Richard has to be cooking mango, check it out in Indian grocery store near you

  6. Sonia

    Maa’m can i boil d water first and then add all sices to it,wil it help to keep the achar good for whole year.And mustard seeds shiuld be whole or in powder form

    1. Manjula Jain

      Sonia, I do not use mustard seeds, and you do not boil the salt water, you don’t use just the water that will spoil the pickle and you must use pickling raw mango.

  7. Prachi

    Hi Manjula Auntie, which Mustard oil do you use for making pickle? All the ones I looked at in Indian store says external use only?

    1. Manjula Jain

      Prachi, I had some oil I got from India, good question later I realize you can not find the right mustard oil here, sorry use olive oil

  8. Rahamath

    Can u pls tel me what is nigells seeds/kalonji

  9. Kamala

    Hi. Manjula

    Love making pickles.
    I have some half ripe mango…..,,can u help with some suggestions please .

    Thank you

  10. Mary

    I tried your recipe! It came out so good!! My Indian friend, Jincy, makes green mango pickles and brought it to work. I love it on hot rice, soooo good. I’m glad you shared this recipe, because I have been wanting more. Now I can make and have it anytime I want!

  11. vaanya

    Nice pickle, but little c confused abt water part

  12. anisha

    Hello mam! If we add water to the pickle, will it stay longer??? like we keep it for whole year. and if v keep it on shelf, can v use airtight container? i liked ur recipe. with remaining water it will taste more soury as we get readymade pickle from market.

  13. pooja

    nice

  14. James

    Hi Manjula, I love your site and recipes – authentic indian written for westerners! I think this recipe is a lactic acid fermentation yes? You say it will keep for months, is that in the fridge or on the shelf?

    1. Manjula Jain

      James,
      You can keep this on the shelf

  15. Neela

    Nice recipe…love pickles

  16. sumathi

    nice taste

  17. sumathi

    super tasty

  18. priya

    nice recipe

  19. keerthi

    Hi mam..!! i liked your recipes, its very simple.. great job.. good luck..

    1. Phyllis Mapara

      Don’t you boil the mixture?

      1. Manjula Jain

        Phyllis,
        You don’t suppose to cook this pickle.

        1. prakash

          hi manjula, today I m trying to make aam ka achar, I am also confused for remaining water -Prakash chandra bawari

          1. Manjula Jain

            prakash,
            you are mixing the spices with water and putting back to the pickle

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