Aam ka Achar

Ingredients:

1 kg raw green mangoes (cut into pieces)

1 cup white sea / rock salt

3 tbsps aniseed / fennel seeds

1 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds

3 tbsps onion seeds

1 tbsp methi seeds

5 tbsps red chilli powder

2 tsp turmeric powder

3 cups mustard oil

Method:

Put the mangoes in the glass jar and cover with salt. Mix well and cover the jar tightly. Leave the jar out in the sun for a week so that the mangoes soften. Mix the aniseed / fennel, mustard, onion and fenugreek seeds, chilli powder and turmeric together. Add this spice mix to the mangoes. Heat the mustard oil till it smokes and then turn off the fire. Allow the oil to cool fully. Pour this oil over the mangoes so that all the pieces are submerged. Mix well. Put the tightly covered jar back in the sun for two weeks. Stir everyday to mix well. Eat with stuffed parathas  or with chapatis and any vegetable dish.