bengali kancha aamer chutney
Bengali special sweet and sour Raw mango chutney

- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 475 gms Raw Mango / Kachcha Aam
- 1 cup Sugar / Chini
- To taste Salt / Namak
- 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1.5 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch (optional)
- 1 tsp Panch phoron* (powdered)
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil / Sarso ka tel
- 3/4 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
- 2 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta
- 2 Dried Red Chilli, Whole
Instructions
- 1
Wash and peel the raw mango (you can use them with out peeling too)
- 2
Slice into stripes or make big or medium size cubes as per your choice.
- 3
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan and let it coome to smoking point.
- 4
Switch off the flame and let it cool down a bit.
- 5
Switch on the heat and add mustard seeds in the oil and as soon as it start crackling add asafoetida,bay leaves and whole red chilies and stir.
- 6
Now add turmric ,sliced raw mangoes and salt and saute for a minute.
- 7
Add 1 cup of water ,cover the pan and let it cook till mango become soft but not mushy.
- 8
Now add sugar and simmer till it thicken slightly.(you can adjust the thickness as par your choice)
- 9
Add the ground panch phoron masala and mix.
- 10
Store in a sterilized glass jar when it cool down completely.
- 11
Serving suggestions - serve with any snack or as an acccompaniment with main course meal, goes well with rice and roti both.