Aam ki Launji is a popular spicy, sweet and sweet pickle from North India. It tastes good with parathas, puri or thepla.
Summer brings in beautiful, sweet mangoes, the good fruit which we wait throughout the year. Raw mango is versatile to use. I have shared many mango recipes earlier. It is used to make pickles and juice. Raw mango chutney is tasty and makes a good accompaniment with any meal. The raw mango rice is a festive delicacy in South India.
Today, I am sharing another variety of pickle. It is quite popular in North India. The sweet and sour mango pickle makes a tasty accompaniment with paratha, puri or thepla. You can keep it in the refrigerator for a three days. It makes use of the basic spices and is ready in a few minutes.
Ingredients:
1 raw mango
1 tablespoon oil
1/8 teaspoon mustard seed
1/8 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon fennel
1/8 teaspoon kalonji
1/8 teaspoon fenugreek
1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
a pinch of asafoetida
salt
1.5 teaspoon chilli powder
4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon coriander seed powder
1/2 cup water
Method:
1. Wash, pat dry and peel the mango. Cut into cubes.
2. Keep the ingredients of the panch phoran mix ready in a small plate.
3. Take oil in a pan, add the mentioned spices, turmeric powder and asafoetida. Put the mango pieces , mix it well and allow to cook for sometime. Sprinkle a little water if needed. The mango pieces cook quickly in two or three minutes.
4. Add chilli powder, salt, sugar and coriander seed powder to it. Put some water in it. Let cook for two minutes.
5. Aam ki Launji is ready to serve.
Take a tip:
- You may need an extra spoon of sugar if the mango is too sour.
- Jaggery may be added instead of sugar.
- Increase or decrease the sugar and the spiciness as per your taste.
- The spice mix used here is called as panch phoran. It is an equal mix of cumin, fenugrek, fenneel, kalonji and mustard.
Aam ki Launji
Ingredients
- 1 raw mango
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/8 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon fennel
- 1/8 teaspoon kalonji
- 1/8 teaspoon fenugreek
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
- a pinch of asafoetida
- salt
- 1.5 teaspoon chilli powder
- 4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander seed powder
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Wash, pat dry and peel the mango. Cut into cubes.
- Keep the ingredients of the panch phoran mix ready in a small plate.
- Take oil in a pan, add the panch phoran mix, turmeric powder and asafoetida. Put the mango pieces , mix it well and allow to cook for sometime. Sprinkle a little water if needed. The mango pieces cook quickly in two or three minutes.
- Add chilli powder, salt, sugar and coriander seed powder to it. Put a little water.Let cook for a minute.
- Aam ki Launji is ready to serve.
Notes
- You may add an extra spoon of sugar if the mango is sour.
- Jaggery may be used instead of sugar.
- Adjust the sweet and spiciness as per your taste.
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Aam ki launji used to be my favorite. I must make some before the season disappears again. Thanks for the reminder Jayashree, I make it similarly.
A delicious lip smacking mango pickle that comes together in a jiffy. Love the flavours of panch phoron. Will have to give this tasty recipe a try.
I have tasted this but never attempted to make at home as I go with my childhood favorites. Now that I have this recipe, will try sometime. Flavors sound yum!
Summers are incomplete without making aam ki launji atleast once at home. Love it with parathas