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Aam ki Launji (Sweet & Sour)

Use any raw or little bit semi ripe mangoes depending upon how sour or sweet u need. Add Saunf, Methi, Sarson seeds and few black pepper whole in hot mustard oil. Once ready , add cut pieces and stone of the raw mangoes, add black salt , normal salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and cook for a while. Add small amount of jaggery powder or sugar as per taste. Add little water if you like gravy and let it come to boil and then it’s ready. It can stay in fridge for 5-7 days.

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Andhra Pradesh produces best Mangoes

Not only Andhra Pradesh tops the chart with Uttar Pradesh in total production of Mangoes but also is known for premium varieties of mangoes. JaivikFood takes pride is supporting farmers following SPNF farming techniques without synthetic chemicals and marketing these exclusive varieties of mangoes in Delhi NCR since 2015.

  1. Himayat is a large size mango, An exotic variety mango which was  made popular by the Nijam of Hyderabad. #Himayat is one of the sweetest and best mangoes of India, ideally suited for dessert. The fruit has a beautiful smooth oval shaped at maturity. Properly harvested and ripened fruit has a fibreless, silky flesh with a deep, sweet flavour and distinct citrus overtones. The sweet aroma of Himayat engulfs the room quickly.
  2. Banganapalli is a large size fruit with light yellow colour pulp with pleasant aroma. A very popular variety mango which got its name from Banganapalli city in Andhra Pradesh. The fruit has a beautiful prominent shape with loads of flesh suiting to all purpose like Mango Shakes, Mango Lassi, cut fruit etc. It is also the first mango to bag the coveted Geographical Indication tag (GI tag).
  3. Sinduri: With colourful pleasing red top and green and  golden skin, the “Sinduri” variety is popular in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.  In fact, the “Sinduri’ is also called ‘honey’ mango owing to its super sweet nature.
  4. Totapuri : The first Variety to be ready for harvesting, Totapuri is used for its pulp.
  5. Malgova: One of the large size variety , it may weigh nearly a kilogram. Its a famous variety in orchards of Hyder Ali. It has a pink blush at the tip is the which indicates that the fruit is ready to harvest.  The tast is sweet with undercurrent of tartness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Aam Ki Bahar – Traditional Way of Ripening Mangoes

Summer may sound harsh , specially in Delhi but its the time of year when you get plenty of sweet, juicy fruits. Mango is the king of fruits and we still remember our childhood days when all of family members used to gather around a bucket full of mangoes dipped in cold water. That was because the mangoes were ripened at home and when ripe, these were at higher than room temperature. We, at JaivikFood, still follow the traditional way of natural ripening by putting freshly harvested fruits in closed cartons which traps the Ethylene gas released by fruits naturally. In this process , there is some loss of weight due to hydration, the fruits remain greenish yellow and some fruits get spoiled too. However, fruits ripe slowly from inside first and then towards outside. The fruits may look greenish but once the pulp is soft, the complete fruit ripens perfectly and taste amazingly great.

On the other hand, most of the fruits being sold in the market are ripened in gas chambers. This way the  fruits turn into perfect yellow colour , pulp is intact, no loss of weight and fruits look attractive. This is beneficial to vendors but not for customers. Many a times, you will find the fruit is sour in taste or hard near the stone. This is because in chamber, it ripens outside first and then towards inside. Such fruits may taste sweet but are dull and have no comparison to naturally ripened fruits.

TRY it for yourself !!!