Magaaya - Maagaya Vuragaya

 

Ingredients :

25 big size raw(Sour) mangoes
3/4 kg gms salt
1/2 kg red chili powder
50 grams turmeric powder
125 grams fenugreek seeds (roasted and powdered)
250 grams mustard powder
1 kg sesame seed oil
1 tsp asafetida
2 tsp mustard seeds

Method :

Wash the raw mangoes well and wipe them clean.
Cut Mangoes into thin long slices.Put them into 1/2 kg salt and store it in a clean dry jar.Leave it 3 days until ooze some sap.On the third day squeeze the pieces,and spread on a plate.Sun Dry the sap with the jar.Sun dry the pieces tillthe pieces are dry, approximately 10-12 days.(until dampness disappears)
Once the sap dried, add the remaining salt,red chili powder, fenugreek powder and mustard powderto it.
Now add the dried mango slices to this mix.
Heat sesame seed oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and hing. Allow the oil to cool and mix into the pickle.
Store in a ceramic jar.