God lonche is basically a sweet and sour mango pickle /jam. This age old Goan delicacy is made with raw mangoes and jaggery and is known to last in the fridge even upto a year (and that too without preservatives). As soon as the season of raw mangoes sets in, this delicious pickle is prepared in Goan households and stored for the coming months.
Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle (God Lonche) can be eaten with rotis or bread and also tastes great as an accompaniment with rice.
Here is the Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle recipe:
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Raw Mango: 2 cups peeled and chopped into small pieces
Jaggery: 4 cups
Green Chilies:2 slit vertically
Chili Powder: 1/2 – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Asafoetida (Hing): 1 large pinch
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Method of Preparation:
- Apply salt to the mango pieces and keep aside for 1/2 hour.
- Squeeze the mango pieces to remove the water. This will remove some of the sourness of the mangoes.
- In a pan, put the mango pieces and a little water. Let cook till mango is partly cooked. Remove and keep aside.
- In a pan, place the jaggery, green chilies and chili powder. Close lid and let cook till it comes to a boil.
- Add the mango pieces to the jaggery and let cook till the pickle thickens a little.
- In a small pan, heat 1 tsp oil. Add the mustard seeds and close till it splutters. Add hing to it and mix well.
- Add mustard seeds and hing to the god lonche.
If you are looking for other recipes with raw mango, you can check : Raw Mango Salad, Aam Ka Panna and Amlechi Uddamethi (Goan Raw Mango Curry).
For other pickle recipes, you can click here: Pickles
Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle (God Lonche)
- Raw Mango: 2 cups peeled and chopped into small pieces
- Jaggery: 4 cups
- Green Chilies:2 slit vertically
- Chili Powder: ½ – 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
- Asafoetida (Hing): 1 large pinch
- Salt: ½ tsp
- Apply salt to the mango pieces and keep aside for ½ hour.
- Squeeze the mango pieces to remove the water. This will remove some of the sourness of the mangoes.
- In a pan, put the mango pieces and a little water. Let cook till mango is partly cooked. Remove and keep aside.
- In a pan, place the jaggery, green chilies and chili powder. Close lid and let cook till it comes to a boil.
- Add the mango pieces to the jaggery and let cook till the pickle thickens a little.
- In a small pan, heat 1 tsp oil. Add the mustard seeds and close till it splutters. Add hing to it and mix well.
- Add mustard seeds and hing to the god lonche.
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