God Lonche (Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle)
Cuisine: Goan
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God lonche is basically a sweet and sour mango pickle/jam. This age old Goan delicacy is made with raw mangoes and jaggery and is known to last in the fridge even upto a year (and that too without preservatives)
Ingredients
  • Raw Mango: 2 cups peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • Jaggery: 4 cups
  • Green Chilies:2 slit vertically
  • Chili Powder: ½ – 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida (Hing): 1 large pinch
  • Salt: ½ tsp
Instructions
  1. Apply salt to the mango pieces and keep aside for ½ hour.
  2. Squeeze the mango pieces to remove the water. This will remove some of the sourness of the mangoes.
  3. In a pan, put the mango pieces and a little water. Let cook till mango is partly cooked. Remove and keep aside.
  4. In a pan, place the jaggery, green chilies and chili powder. Close lid and let cook till it comes to a boil.
  5. Add the mango pieces to the jaggery and let cook till the pickle thickens a little.
  6. In a small pan, heat 1 tsp oil. Add the mustard seeds and close till it splutters. Add hing to it and mix well.
  7. Add mustard seeds and hing to the god lonche.
Recipe by YourHungerStop at https://www.yourhungerstop.com/god-lonche-sweet-and-sour-mango-pickle/