AAVAKAYA CHUTNEY

Ingredients :

• Raw Mangoes - 2Kg peel and grate to get 1Kg pulp.
• Sugar - 1Kg
• Ginger - 50Gms (2" piece approx.)
• Salt - 70Gms
• Red Chilli Powder or Black Pepper Powder - 4 to 5 Tsp.
• Garam Masala - 3-4 Tsp.
• Acetic Acid - 1½ Tsp.
• Sodium Benzoate - 1 Gm or ¼ Tsp.
• Magaz or Seeds of Melons - 25Gms (Optional)

Method :

Wash, Peel and grate raw mangoes. Weigh the mango pulp to get 1Kg. Peel and Grate ginger. Mix grated mangoes and ginger in a clean Kadhai. Cook till the water evaporates. Add sugar to the cooked mangoes and cook further till sugar dissolves and the chutney thickens. Add salt, garam masala and red chilli or pepper powder. Add acetic acid. Remove from fire. Add magaz. Mix. Dissolve sodium benzoate in 1 tsp hot water and add to the chutney. Cool and fill the chutney while still warm in sterilized jars. Cover with the lid after it cools.