Chhundo
Chhundo, from above
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Chhundo

Grated raw mango and sugar cooked to a spicy, translucent jam. Thepla's sweet heat partner.

40 minTime
0 gProtein each
mediumSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayRaw mango, sugar, chilli and cumin.
The original
115kcalsame
0 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
40minutessame

Classic chhundo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

12 servings
Raw mango (green mango)2 medium, peeled and grated
Sugar1½ cups
Salt1 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tbsp, Kashmiri
Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp, roasted

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Mix grated mango with salt and turmeric and rest 1 hour.
  2. 2Add sugar and cook on low heat, stirring, until the sugar melts and the syrup reaches one string.
  3. 3Cool, then stir in chilli powder and cumin.
  4. 4Store in a dry jar. It keeps for months.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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What goes with Chhundo: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Lauki thepla40 min
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With a main Tameta bateta nu shaak25 min
To drink Masala chaas10 min
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