Ingredients:
Green Mangoes (Aam) :- ½ kg
Vinegar (sikra) :- 1 cup
Water :- ½ cup
Red chili (Lal mirch) :- 1 tsp
Sugar (cheeni):- 400-425 gms or 21/2 heaped cup
Salt (namak) :- 4 tsp
Ginger (Adrak) :- 2 tsp cut in long strips
Garlic (Lasun) :- 2 cloves
Cardamom (Elaichi Moti) :- ¾ tsp
Raisins (Kishmish):- 60 gms or 4 tsp
Method of Preparation
1) Clean the mangoes under water and dry them
2) The mango needs to peeled and cut into very long and thin slices. Remove the seeds from it.
3) Chop the garlic and ginger. Garlic to be cut finely and ginger in long and thin slices.
4) On low flame, cook mango, ginger and garlic with water.
5) When it appears to be tender, add vinegar, sugar, red chili, salt, cardamoms, almonds and stir till the paste starts getting thicker. The color will turn golden brown.
6) Remove the paste from fire and add the raisins to it. Mix it well.
7) Let the paste cool, once done store in a airtight jar.
8) Store the paste in a dark and cool place.