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vadu mangai recipe

Maavadu / Vadu Mangai / Raw Baby Mango pickle

make tempting pickles with raw baby mangoes!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Raw baby Mangoes - 1 kg
  • Red chili Powder - 75 gm
  • Rock Salt - 200 gm
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp (roasted & powdered)
  • Castor Oil - 2 tbsp

Instructions

  1. Clean and dry the baby mangoes with a towel and keep it aside. Trim the stems.

  2. Add all baby raw mangoes in a big steel or glass bowl. Add 2 tbsp of castor oil and shake it well.

  3. Close the bowl with a lid and set it aside for 5 days. Do shake the bowl once everyday. Keep it in a cool place.

  4. The mangoes would have oozed water by the fifth day nicely.

  5. Now add red chili powder, mustard seeds powder, turmeric powder and shake it well.

  6. Transfer the content in a pickle jar and keep it in a cool place for 2 days. Make sure to shake the jar everyday.

  7. The pickle will now be ready for use.