Mango Pickle with Garlic
Aam ka Lahsan (lahsun) Vala Achar or Aachar
Pimmy Marwah from Delhi
This sweet pickle is very easy to make and it can be stored for many months.
Ingredients
5 kg. green, pickling mangoes (not ripe mangoes), peeled and flesh grated
1 1/2 kg. onions, peeled and cut into small pieces
375 gm. garlic or lahasun, peeled and cut in small pieces
1 1/2 kg. sugar
1 kg. salt
750 ml. mustard oil*
1/2 litre vinegar or 4 tsp. glacial acetic acid
125 gm. red chilli powder
125 gm saunf or fennel seeds
125 gm methi or fenugreek seeds
125 gm turmeric
50 gm. kalaunji/kalonji/nigella seeds (nigella sativa)
2 tbs. Garam Masala
Mustard oil should always be heated to smoking point first and allowed to cool completely, before adding it to the pickle.
Instructions
Mix everything and fill in sterilised jars.
Keep in sunlight for a week. Keep stirring it from time to time. In cold countries, you can leave it on a window sill.
Also see Pickle and Chutney Selection.
Notes
Kalonji can be spelled as Kalowunji on some packets.
A pinch of Sodium Benzoate added to pickles, acts as preservative and helps to keep them for longer without getting spoiled.