Mango Achar Recipe Sweet & Spicy Mango, cherry Recipe 🍒 jelly in the cooking. #food #travel #india

mango

🥗Healthier: green papaya

💰Cheaper: cucumber

Green papaya offers a similar texture and tartness.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note.

mustard seeds

🥗Healthier: ground mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Ground mustard can substitute for a milder flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: jaggery

Honey provides natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

Steam green mangoes until tender and cut them into different shapes, peeling some and leaving the skins on.

Prepare sweet mangoes by adding sugar, beetroot powder for coloring, cinnamon, clove, and bay leaf.

Boil the green mangoes and let them drain.

Heat mustard seed oil and seasoned red oil in a pan for the achar.

Add garlic and hot peppers to the oil, removing seeds from the peppers before adding them.

Slow cook the garlic and peppers in the oil until soft, then add salt to taste.

Stir in achar masala and cooked green mangoes into the mixture.

Add vinegar for preserving and mix well, allowing the flavors to meld.

Let the achar sit on heat to marinate and absorb the flavors before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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