Aam Tok Jhol

Name: Aam Tok Jhol
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Green Mango; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1/4 tsp Black Mustard Seeds; 1 tbsp Mustard Oil; 1 Dried Red Chili; 2 cups Water; To Taste Salt; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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This Aam Jhol recipe is probably the most staple green mango recipe that gets made in a Bengali household. Aam'er tok Jhol is a recipe for the hot Bengal summers when the mangoes are not ripe yet, and frequent nor'westers or afternoon storms keep knocking unripe green mangoes off the trees.

ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 people

1Green Mango
1/2 cupSugar
1/4 tspBlack Mustard Seeds
1 tbspMustard Oil
1Dried Red Chili
2 cupsWater
To TasteSalt
1/2 tspTurmeric Powder

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Peel the Green Mango and dice them in small pieces. Leave the seed intact.
2

Now, heat oil in a pan and temper it with dried Red Chili and Mustard Seeds
3

Now, add the diced Green Mango pieces along with the seed and turmeric powder. Stir it over low heat for a minute or so.
4

Now, add the water when the mango pieces start becoming soft.
Season with salt and add sugar. Adjust the amount of sugar as per the tanginess of the Green Mango.
5

Allow it to simmer till the mango pieces have turned soft completely and the water has reduced a bit thus, dissolving the sugar.
6

Turn off the heat and allow this to cool completely before serving. Best served chilled.

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ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

on April 20, 2022 07:58

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

A research chemist by profession and love simplicity. My passion for cooking and art makes me explore new things and I love pursuing them. Being a chemist, it provokes me to do experiments in my kitchen too.Follow my insta handle @titlis_homekitchen