Aam ki Launji Recipe
It is a sweet and spicy side dish made with raw mangoes, jaggery and spices. This is the traditional recipe which tastes delicious.
Servings: 4 People
Ingredients
- ½ kg raw mango kaccha aam/ambi
- 3 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 tablespoon roughly crushed fennel seed souf
- 3 dry red chillies
- 50 gm jaggery gur
- 2 teaspoon fenugreek seed methi dana
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- salt as per taste
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon black salt Kala namak
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder haldi powder
Instructions
- Heat the pan on the gas. Once it is hot add oil to it.
- Now add 2 teaspoon fenugreek seed (methi dana) and whole red chillies.
- Mix it well
- Now add fennel seed (sauf powder) in it and mix it well
- Add ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi powder)
- Add raw mango and mix it well.
- Add ½ teaspoon red chilli powder, 1 teaspoon garam masala
- Add ½ teaspoon black salt(kala namak) and salt as per taste.
- Add ½ glass of water and mix it well.
- cover the lid
- check after 2-3 minutes, if mango is soft then add jaggery to it
- Add ½ glass of water and mix it well.
- Cover the lid again and on medium flame cook it.
- After 2-3 minutes remove the lid
- The gravy is thick now. Lower the flame of gas and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Turn off the gas, Aam ki launji is ready.
- Once it cools down and thickens even more then it will look like the photo that i shared above.
Video
Notes
Important Tip:
Launji thickens more after cooling down, so add the water according. Once it will be a little thick then you will enjoy its taste more.Variations:
- You can use sugar in place of jaggery. The taste will change.
- You can use desi ghee in place of oil to make launji. It will give a nice taste to the dish.
- You can read some other variations.
