Mango Achar

Photo: Wyni Walker

Ingredients

3 large green mangoes (they must be green and not ripe)

3 green chillies- deseased

6 dried red chillies

2 tablespoons sugar

125 milliliters olive oil

50 milliliters lemon juice

2 garlic cloves- grated

1 tablespoon mustard seeds

2 tablespoons dijon mustard

1 tablespoon corriander

1 teaspoon black pepper

salt to taste

Preparation

Peel the mangoes and then grate them. Mix the spices, sugar, oil and lemon juice together in a blender till fine. Pour the spice mixture over the grated mangoes and mix well. Put into clean container. You can eat it straight away, but it gets much better when you leave it for a few days.

Makes 1 jar (about 400ml).

Keeps well in the fridge.