Aavakkai Urukai |Cut Mango Pickle | Andhra style Raw Mango Pickle
Ingredients:
1 kg raw mango
100g + 50g Mustard seeds
100g dry red chilly
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
200g + 50g sesame oil
100g Salt
Method:
Selecting the mangoes forUrukai is very important ,choose the firm and sour mangoes.
Wash the Mangoes before you cut.
cut the beak and wash well.
Wipe well before cutting it.
Cut it into 1 inch medium sized pieces.The inner shell should remain intact. Do the same with rest of the mangoes and keep aside.
In a clean cloth or towel spread the mangoes are being cut.Let it dry for 8 hours.
No need to keep the mangoes in hot sun ,you can dry it inside the house itself.After 8 hour the mangoes becomes dry and it is ready for the pickling.
Now grind the dry red chillies and mustard seeds into fine powder.If you making in large quantity grind it in mill.
Now add the grounded powder,200g oil,turmeric powder and salt,mix well. 
Take a glass bottle or plastic bottle,clean and wipe it well.It should not contain any moist.
Drop the mangoes inside the bottle and close it with the air tight lid.Keep it for 3 days.Every day shake the bottle from top to down so that the below water goes up and makes the mangoes more soft.
The third day the mangoes becomes very soft and the oil rise up on top.
Transfer the pickle in wide bowl and temper the mustard seeds in 50 g oil.Let the tempering to cool for sometime and then drop the tempering over the pickle and mix it well.Now the pickle is ready.Transfer it back to the bottle and close it tightly.
After you transferred the urukai into the bottle,you can find the gravy of the urukai which is left in the vessel.
Add little hot steamed rice and mix well with the gravy.you will get the urukai sadam.Don’t miss to try this yummy rice.
Here is the Aavakai Urukai is ready to serve,drain the oil while serving the Urukai.
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wow…
wonderful post prema…
mouthwatering pickle 🙂
Mouthwatering pickle,Super.Send it to me Prema.
Love this pickle.being from Andhra I dont need to tell how much I like..waiting for the fresh batch of the year
Oh My God…. My mouth is watering here after seeing the pictures… Stunning clicks…
this is one of ma fav pickles. My mom had a friend from Andhra who shared this recipe with her long back… every summer vacation she used to make this in large quantities and store it in Bharani
fantastic pics……mouth watering……love to have with yumm curd rice 🙂
Tongue tickling pickle…looks mouthwatering…aavakai and thair saadam would make a delicious combo
Super, andha sadham I want 😉 Lovely recipe for the pickle, I have never tried on my own, mouthwatering!
This is mouthwatering…
my family loves this pickle which I learnt from a friend. looks delicious.
So delicious and tempting!
mothwatering pickle. clicks are fabulous
OMG,am drooling over here….
That makes me drool! Really good pictorial Prema:-) I cant wait to try it!
I am salivating just seeing the pickle ! Thanks for the step-by-step pictorials too!
Omg, simply cant take my eyes from ur irresistible pickle..missing this pickle very much,also the weather here wasnt good to make some..Wish you send me some..
Sooooo tempting and spicy pickle..Perfect with hot rice and curd.
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When i was in chennai i used to do this pickle every year. Mouthwatering pickle.We add dried white channa to this. the oorugai sadam is really tempting.
Btw, i am also a posting a pickle recipe now
Lovely pickle ..
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wow super and wonderfull post dear,mouthwatering..should i have one botle.hhmmm
Mouth watering pickle Prema! 😛
wow lovely captures…this looks so authentic and yumm!
Prema,
Pure Torture! I have to scroll down as fast as I can to the comments area because, I could not stop my mouth from watering. My favorite pickle is aavakai. I love them with rice anytime. Have to stop myself because I tend to over do the pickle part. Beautiful clicks. Please send them to all the photo blogs and they will love it.
This is so tempting! Thankyou for the step by step process. If we can dry it inside for 8 hours, that makes it easier too.
Delicious and mouthwatering Avakkai pickle…I never tried on my own,will try it soon.
The pickle looks so mouthwatering. An awesome recipe 🙂
Delicious mango pickle, missing them lot here.
mouthwatering pickle.love the pics..
I want that sadam too …love that and one of my fav too …looks so fab n tempting …pakka my share is ready rite?
My favorite pickle and the pics made me drool. That too urukkai sadham reminds me of Mom. Good one Prema !!
good recipe.. nice photo shots…
wow…this looks so tempting…a ship is already sailing in my mouth now.. i love pickles very much..would love to try it.
knock knock…some urkai please…
Beautiful clicks… detailed steps.. love it
Nice spicy pickle, and that rice with the gravy looks so yumm..
Pickle looks superb, the most difficult step in this pickle is cutting the mangoes unless you have a special cutter for doing the same. How did you manage to do it?
So mothwatering and is very perfect. Love Andhra avakkai very much.
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