No Oil Sweet Mango Pickle (Aam ka Meetha Achar)
This is a delicious sweet, sour, spiced Sweet Mango Pickle also known as Aam ka Meetha Achar made with raw mangoes, spices, jaggery, salt and without any oil.
Servings: 1 small jar
Calories: 1258kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups mangoes or 3 to 4 small to medium-sized unripe green mangoes, rinsed, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon nigella seeds (kalonji)
- ½ tablespoon fenugreek seeds (methi dana) or ½ tablespoon coarsely ground fenugreek seeds
- 1 to 1.5 tablespoons red chili powder or cayenne pepper
- 1 to 1.25 cups powdered jaggery or sugar – add more if required
- 1 tablespoon salt or add as required
Instructions
- Firstly, wash and wipe dry the unripe green mangoes thoroughly. Before chopping make sure there is no moisture on the mangoes.
- Peel and chop the mangoes into bite-size or small pieces. Discard the seeds.
- Collect the mango pieces in a steel or ceramic bowl.
- Now, add nigella seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chili powder, salt and jaggery. Mix very well.
- The jaggery will melt and the mixture will look watery.
- Keep in the sun for 2 to 3 days till the jaggery syrup thickens and the mango pieces tenderize a bit. While in sunlight, cover the bowl with a fine sieve or a thin muslin cloth, so that dust, etc. does not fall on the pickle.
- Instead of drying in the sun, you can also cook everything together on a low heat till most of the moisture has evaporated and you get a sticky consistency in the sugar syrup.
- Store this sweet Mango Pickle in a clean, sterilized glass or ceramic jar.
- Keep the pickle in the refrigerator.
- Enjoy the Sweet Mango Pickle plain or with your meals.
Notes
- To store the pickle, do not use a plastic jar as the harmful chemicals can leach into the pickle. Store in a ceramic or glass jar.
- Feel free to adjust the jaggery or sugar and red chilli powder as needed.
- The nutritional info is for the entire pickle recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 1258kcal | Carbohydrates: 303g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 1242mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 288g | Vitamin A: 9091IU | Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): 1mg | Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 1mg | Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 5mg | Vitamin B6: 1mg | Vitamin C: 226mg | Vitamin E: 9mg | Vitamin K: 35µg | Calcium: 162mg | Vitamin B9 (Folate): 267µg | Iron: 6mg | Magnesium: 85mg | Phosphorus: 127mg | Zinc: 1mg
