Methamba
a sweet and tangy relish from the Maharashtrian cuisine.
Ingredients
- 2 raw mangoes, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi)
- ½ tsp asafoetida (hing)
- 3 dry red chillies, broken into small pieces
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- ¾ cup jaggery powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and peel the mangoes.
- Chop them into medium sized pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing and broken red chillies.
- Saute for few seconds.
- Add chopped mangoes.
- Saute for few seconds.
- Add salt, turmeric powder and red chilly powder and saute.
- Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or till mangoes become soft.
- Add the jaggery powder and cook uncovered until the jaggery melts.
- Turn off the heat and allow it to cool completely.
- Transfer into a glass/cermaic jar.
- Store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 weeks.