Thursday, June 7, 2012

Kacha amer chatni ( Raw mango chatni)

Ingredients
1 raw mango
5 tbsp of sugar
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2tsp of panch forun (its a mixture of black cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds,fennel seeds, mustard seeds,cumin seeds)
1 piece of dry red chilly
A pinch of turmeric powder
2 tsp of mustard oil

Peel raw mango and cut into slices. Heat oil in a pan, when hot add panch forun & red dry chilly( make it into small pieces) When it stops spluttering add sliced raw mango. Fry a little bit, do not make it brown, add salt, a pinch of turmeric powder,sugar and 5 cups of water. Let it boil. When the sliced mango becomes soft,its done. After cooling refrigerate it. Serve cool.
We Bengalis have it after lunch. Its a summer dish. It keeps the body temperature cool in excessive heat.


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