Iraq

Amba

Name: Amba
Prep time: 24 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 24 h 40 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi Jewish
Ingredients: 2 large green mangoes peeled and sliced raw mango (green mango); 2 tbsp salt; 2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp ground fenugreek seeds; 1 tsp ground mustard seeds; 2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 tbsp vinegar; 1 1/2 tbsp sugar; 2/3 cup water

Tangy fermented mango sauce with fenugreek and turmeric. A little goes a very long way.

40 minTime

1 gProtein each

mediumSpice

24hPlan ahead. Soak for 24 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

A mango that travelled2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFermented green mango with fenugreek and turmeric.

The original

62kcalsame

1 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Raw mango (green mango)2 large green mangoes, peeled and sliced

Salt2 tbsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds2 tsp, ground

Mustard seeds1 tsp, ground

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2 tsp

Garlic3 cloves

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Vinegar2 tbsp

Sugar1½ tbsp

Water⅔ cup

Method

4 steps

1Toss the mango with salt and turmeric, pack into a clean jar and leave in a warm spot for 1 to 3 days, shaking daily.
2Warm the oil and fry garlic, fenugreek, mustard and chilli for a minute.
3Add the mango with its juices, water, vinegar and sugar and simmer until very soft.
4Blend to a smooth, pourable sauce. Cool and store in the fridge.

Serve it like this

Serve in a small bowl with a spoon, or drizzle in thin lines over sabich, falafel and shawarma.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Iraq

Amba

Tangy fermented mango sauce with fenugreek and turmeric. A little goes a very long way.

40 minTime

1 gProtein each

mediumSpice

24hPlan ahead. Soak for 24 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

A mango that travelled2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFermented green mango with fenugreek and turmeric.

The original

62kcalsame

1 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Raw mango (green mango)2 large green mangoes, peeled and sliced

Salt2 tbsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds2 tsp, ground

Mustard seeds1 tsp, ground

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2 tsp

Garlic3 cloves

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Vinegar2 tbsp

Sugar1½ tbsp

Water⅔ cup

Method

4 steps

1Toss the mango with salt and turmeric, pack into a clean jar and leave in a warm spot for 1 to 3 days, shaking daily.
2Warm the oil and fry garlic, fenugreek, mustard and chilli for a minute.
3Add the mango with its juices, water, vinegar and sugar and simmer until very soft.
4Blend to a smooth, pourable sauce. Cool and store in the fridge.

Serve it like this

Serve in a small bowl with a spoon, or drizzle in thin lines over sabich, falafel and shawarma.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Amba

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Amba

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