Mamidikaya Mukkala Pacchadi / Mango Pickle

This is a instant pickle. so simple to prepare. In Telugu we call it as" Mamidikaya Mukkala Pacchadi". People who love pickles will love this instant pickle.
 

Ingredients:

1 Raw Mango
1/4 cup Salt
1/4 cup Red chilli powder
1/3 tbs Methi powder
1/2 tbs mustards for seasoning
1/3 cup saseme oil / 12 tbs oil
1 pinch of hing.

Preparation:

1. Wash the mango and dry it. 
2. Peel the Mango skin and slice it into half. Take out the seed.
3. Cut the mango into small square pieces.
4. Add salt, red chilly powder and methi powder into mango pieces and 

    combine well.
5. Heat oil in a pan add mustard and hing. Fry for 5 min.
6. Finally mix the heated oil and mustard into mango pieces.
7. Keep it into air tighten jar.
8. After 3 days you can serve with hot rice with little ghee/ dosa/upma.

TOMATO PICKLE

Tomato pickle Serve with hot rice and little ghee/ dosa / idly / upma etc.....

Ingredients:

5 Medium size wine tomato's (cut into small pieces)

8 tbs oil

1 tbs Channa dal

1 tbs Urad dal

1 tbs mustard seeds

1 tbs cumin seeds

1 tbs methi seeds(mentulu)

2 red chilies

8 curry leaves

1/4 tbs turmeric

Red Chili powder- to taste

Salt - to taste

4 flakes Tamarind ( I am not using)

1/4 Asafoetida(hing)

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add Channa dal, Urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin 
    seeds, 2 red chillies, methi seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida(hing) and 
    allow to splutter.
2. Add the tomatoes and tamarind flakes, salt. Allow the tomatoes to be done 
    till soft.   
3. Add red chili powder, turmeric and heat the mixture on a low flame till the 
    raw smell of the chili powder goes.
4. Remove the flame and cool it. preserve it into air tight bottles and keep it 
    into refrigerator.

Tip:This can be preserved for a maximum of 1month. You could add preheated
           oil into this pickle to retain it for a longtime.