Amer Chutney (Mengo Chutney) Recipe: Bengali Recipes

Amer Chutney is an amazing food right from the heart of Bengal. Let’s learn how to prepare/make Amer Chutney (Mengo Chutney).

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 25 minutes

Difficulty : Little bit difficult

Recipe Type : Veg.

Ingredients:

• 4 medium Mangoes (peeled and thick slices)
• 2 tsp Oil
  
• 2 tsp Panch Phoran (Jeera, Rai, Saunf, Kalonji, Methi)
• 1½ cup Sugar
• 2 Red Chillies
• Salt to test

Let’s prepare/make Amer Chutney (Mengo Chutney):

• Heat oil and add panch phoron, red chillies and mix till it crackles into a pan.
• Add the mango slices and fry for two minutes.
• Warm water to the mango slices followed by sugar.
• Cook on medium heat till the sugar melts and the consistency turns thick.
• Now add salt and mix again.
• Dry roast the remaining panch phoron and pound it to a powder into another pan.
• Remove the Chutney from heat and let it cool.
• Scatter this powder on top and distribute.