Amilo Guliyo Kaancho Aanpko Achar

Ingredients:

1/2 kg unripe mangoes
1 cup sugar
1 inch piece ginger
6 cloves of garlic
1/2 teaspoon saunf seeds (fennel seeds)
2 dried red chillies (optional)
1/3 teaspoon besar (turmeric powder)
1 teaspoon Jeera (cumin) powder
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup water
Salt to taste

Cooking method:

1. Peel the mangoes and cut the pulp into 1/2 inch cubes.
2. Peel the ginger & garlic and cut into thin strips shaped like matchsticks.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the dried red chillies till it is dark brown.
4. Add the ginger to the hot oil and fry till light brown.
5. Add the garlic & saunf to the oil and fry for 1 minute.
6. Add the besar, Jeera powder & mango pieces to the oil and fry for 5 minutes.
7. Put water, salt & sugar to the mango mixture in the pan, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.