Methamba

Methamba is type of instant raw mango pickle  tastes sweet, sour and spicy.

  

हि पाककृती मराठीतून वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा.  

Ingredients:

• Raw/green mango- 2 med 
• Jaggery (gud)- ½ cup
• Fenugreek seeds (methi dana)- ½ tsp
• Oil- 1 tbsp 
• Mustard seeds- ¼ tsp
• Asafoetida (hing)- ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
• Red Chili Powder- 1 tsp or to taste
• Salt-  ½ tsp or to taste
• Water-  ½ cup

Method:

• Wash and wipe with cotton cloth.
• Peel the mangoes and discard the seeds. Cut into small cubes.
• Heat oil in the pan. Add mustard seeds, wait till they crackled. 
• Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and fenugreek seeds. Saute till fenugreek seeds get slightly brown.  
• Now add mango cubes and chilli powder. Saute so that they will get coated with the spices.
• Add water and salt. Give a nice stir.
• Cover the pan and cook on low heat till mango cubes become tender.
• Shift the mango cubes side of the pan and add jaggery. (Adjust the quantity of jaggery as per the sourness of mango.) 
• Press with spoon till jaggery dissolved. Add little water if necessary. (Adjust the consistency and thickness of sauce according to your choice.)
• Mix well and cook for another 5-6 minutes on low heat without lid. Sauce should be little thick and sticky. Because after sauce having cooled, it will become more thick. (Sauce becomes thick like sugar syrup.)
• Methamba is ready now, you can serve it with roti or paratha. This will stay fresh for long time in refrigerator.