Mango Chunda (Aam Chunda)
Mango Chunda or Aam Chunda Recipe - An instantly prepared sweet, mildly spicy, and sour pickle from Gujarat.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Raw mango (Unripe mango) grated and tightly packed.
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 ½ to 3 cups Sugar
- 2 tablespoons red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Roasted cumin powder Dry roast the cumin seeds and crush in mortar and pestle
Instructions
- Wash mangoes very well and peel it.
- And grate it using bigger size grater (not the small one otherwise you are not able to see mango shred after cooking it later on).
- Measure it 2 cups by tightly packing into the cup.
- Take grated mango in a pan in which you are going to cook.
- Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix well. And let it sit for 15-20 minutes covered.
- After 15-20 minutes, you will notice that mango shred has started to soften slightly.
- Now add 2 tablespoons of sugar at a time and stir well using spatula till sugar dissolves.
- Then add again 2 tablespoons of sugar and stir till sugar dissolves.
- Repeat the same process till all sugar get dissolves.
- It will take about 15 minutes and you get nice arm exercise.
- Then put the pan on medium-low heat and stir continuously and heat till all sugar get dissolve properly and you get nice sugar syrup.
- You will see few bubbles on top, at that time stop cooking.
- Turn off the stove and remove it from heat.
- Let the mixture cool completely.
- Then add red chili powder and crushed cumin seeds. Mix well.
- Store aam chunda in clean and dry glass jar.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 200mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25g
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