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Chunda

Chunda is a Gujarati mango pickle. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for this sweet and tangy pickle.

Serves3

Cooking Time10 Min

Preparation Time5-10 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

Ingredients

  • For Chunda

    • 2-3 raw mangoes

    • 1 cup sugar

    • 1 tbsp rock salt

    • 2 cinnamon sticks

    • 4-5 cloves

    • 1 tsp turmeric powder

    • 1 tbsp deggi mirch

    • 1 tsp roasted cumin powder

    • 1 tsp black pepper powder

    • 1 tsp carom seeds

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Peel the raw mangoes and grate them in a bowl.
  2. 2

    Add sugar, rock salt, cinnamon sticks, and cloves to the grated raw mangoes, mix well and put this mixture in a jar. Close the lid of the jar and keep this jar at room temperature for a day.
  3. 3

    Next, remove the mixture in a bowl, add turmeric powder, deggi mirch powder, roasted cumin powder, black pepper powder and carom seeds to it and mix well.
  4. 4

    Transfer the mixture to a jar, close the lid and keep it in the sun for a day.
  5. 5

    Mango Chunda is ready.

STEP BY STEP