Kathal Ka Acchar – Jackfruit Pickle

Ingredients

1. 1 kg Fresh raw kathal (Jackfruit)
2. 1/2 kg raw mango
3. 100 gram salt (10 tsp)
4. 1/2 tsp asafetida (heeng)
5. 2 tbsp turmeric powder
6. 1 tsp jeera
7. 2 tsp saunf (fennel seed)
8. 2 tsp Methi (fenugreek seed)
9. 2 tsp kalonji
10. 7-8 tsp chilli powder
11. 8 tsp yellow mustard seed (grounded)
12. 500 gms mustard oil

Method (How to make jackfruit pickle)

First apply some oil in your hand and remove the upper green layer and inner hard layer of kathal cut it into 1 inch small pieces.

Steam cook kathal till soft.

Wash, Peel and cut raw mangoes in small pieces remove the inner seed.

Put kathal pieces and mangoes pieces in the sunlight at least 5-6 hrs.

Heat a pan and roast jeera, saunf, methi, kalonji and coarsely grind.

Now add mango pieces, kathal pieces in a big bowl put turmeric, salt, mustard seed, grind masala, asafetida, and half of the oil mix well.

Now Put all the mixture in air tight glass jar, pour athe remaining oil and cover with cotton cloth and keep aside for 7 -8 days under sunlight.