Gulamba

Happy to return to blogging after a while. Today I am posting my ultimate favorite seasonal preparation preserved from generation to generation, Gulamba i.e raw mango jam. Its tangy and sweet taste is treat to taste buds. It is served side to main dish like pickle and can be served with hot chapati/puri/paratha.

Ingredients:

• Raw mango 2 cups peeled and grated. 
• Jaggery 2/3 cups grated as per the sweetness desired.
• cardamom powder.

Preparation:

1. Peel the raw mango and grate it. Squeeze the grated mango slightly to remove some juice out of it, to reduce the sourness.
2. Grate the jaggery.
3. Mix them together and keep aside for 2 hours so that jaggery and mango gets mixed well.
4. Now add cardamom powder and keep the mixture on low/medium flame till mixture gets thicken.(it gets a silky texture and thick consistency). Stir in between to not stick to bottom of pan.
5. Let it cool down completely and store it in glass jar. It can be refrigerated for 4-5 months.