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Gujarati chana methi keri pickle recipe | how to make chana methi athanu| Gujarati pickle

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course pickle
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 Big jar

Ingredients
 

  • 500 g or 1 raw mango
  • 100 g or ½ cup black chana
  • 50 g or ¼ cup methi dana
  • 300 ml oil

For pickle masala

  • 100 g or ½ cup split mustard seeds
  • 50 g or ¼ cup split fenugreek sedds
  • 50 g or ¼ cup fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp asafetida - hing
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • ½ cup red chilli powder

Instructions

  • Wash the mangoes and peel the skin of the mangoes and then cut them into medium-sized pieces.
  • Combine the mango pieces with salt and turmeric powder and leave aside overnight or for 10 hours. Also soaked dry chana and methi dana with some water.
  • After a day, mango pieces released some water and completely marinated. Even chana and methi also puff up very well.
  • Then sieve water from mango pieces and dry them on muslin cloth for 4-5 hours or till they become completely dry.
  • Then add chana and methi into turmeric-salt water for 5-6 hours.
  • Then sieve water from chana and methi and dry them on muslin cloth for 2-3 hrs.
  • For pickle masala, add coriander seeds, split mustard seeds, split fenugreek seed, fennel seeds, cloves, black pepper and asafetida in the center.
  • Now heat oil and allow it to cool for some time. Then add to the masala and cover masala with another plate.
  • Then add turmeric powder and mix well. When the mixture is completely cooled down add salt and red chilli powder. Mix well. Pickle masala is ready.
  • In a large vessel, add dry chana, methi, raw mango pieces and pickle masala.  Mix well
  • Cover the vessel with a plate and leave it for 7-8 hrs so pickle masala flavored with all chana, methi and mango pieces.
  • Finally, add chana methi keri pickle into sterilized glass bottle and pour oil into glass jar.
  • After 5-6 days gunda keri pickle is ready to eat.
  • Serve pickle with theplas, bhakris and khakras.

Notes

  • Cut mango into medium sized pieces
  • Combine mango pieces with turmeric powder and salt so mango released its water.
  • Soaked chana and methi into turmeric-salt water so it will absorb the flavor of the water.
  • Fill pickle tightly into an air-tight sterilized glass bottle.
  • Completely immerse the pickle in oil to preserve it for a whole year.