Instant Mango Pickle (Uppu Pisiri Mangai)

Instant Mango Pickle (Uppu Pisiri Mangai)

A tasty instant pickle. Goes well with rice / curd rice. Recipe from Zero oil South Indian Cook Book.

Makes: 1 cup (200 g)

Ingredients

1 raw mango

2 teaspoon red chilli powder

½ teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon asafoetida powder (hing/ kaayam)

Salt to taste (or ½ teaspoon)

For seasoning:

2 teaspoon oil

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

Method

Peel and chop the mango to ½ - inch pieces.

In a wide bowl, mix chopped mango pieces with red chilli powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt to taste. Mix well until all the spices well coated on mango.

Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds. When they crackle, pour it over spicy mango mixture.

Serve with rice varieties.