Avakkai Recipe
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- Difficulty Level: Easy
Avakkai is a type of Andhra pickle. Along with a mix of spices, this recipe also used black channas.
Ingredients of Avakkai
- 3 raw mangoes
- 8 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp fenugreek powder
- 2 tsp mustard
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp asafoetida
- 3/4 sesame oil
- 4 tsp black channa
How to Make Avakkai
- 1.Choose solid,firm and good variety mangoes.Wash,pat dry and cut in to cubes as shown.
- 2.Take mustard in a blender and powder nicely.
- 3.Place cut mangoes in a clean vessel.Add red chilli powder,turmeric powder, fenugreek powder, asafoetida, mustard powder and salt.
- 4.Add sesame oil and black channa.
- 5.Mix well. Keep it covered in a clean jar and use after a week.
- 6.The peculiarity of this pickle is addition of black channa and it gives a good aroma to the pickle, so don't avoid it.
- 7.Adding red chilli powder is up to you, you may reduce it if you want.
- 8.Do mix the jar daily once and keep it in sun light with a cloth tied to the jar. This increases the shelf live of the pickle.
