Aam Launji Recipe | Keri Ki Launji
Make this amazing, sweet & sour Aam(mango) Launji from raw mangoes and Jaggery with the help of this easy recipe.
Ingredients
From Sugar Syrup
- 3 Raw Mangoes
- 2 tsp Desi Ghee
- 1 tsp Panch Phoran
- 1 Red chilli chopped
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup water
- ¼ tsp Rock salt
Traditional Way (From Jaggery)
- 3 medium-sized Raw Mangoes
- 2 tsp Desi Ghee
- 1 tbsp Panch Foran
- 1 dry Red Chilli
- 2 cup of Jaggery
- ¼ tsp of rock salt
Instructions
From Sugar Syrup
- To make Aam Launji, take 3 Raw Mangoes. Wash them properly, remove the stem, and peel the outer layer.
- Chop the mangoes into small pieces. First, cut from the middle, remove the seeds, and then chop into pieces.
- Heat a Kadai and add 2 tsp Desi Ghee.
- We will add 1 tsp Panch Phoran to the Pan as soon as the ghee becomes hot. Stir well.
- As soon as the Panch Foran gets a little fried, we will add 1 chopped Red chilli.
- Now add the chopped Mangoes. Stir well and cook on low to medium flame for a bit.
- After the mangoes get cooked and the air fills with the aroma of cooked mangoes, add 2 cups sugar and ½ cup water.
- Stir well and let the sugar melt. Let the mangoes get cooked with the sugar as well. Keep stirring often so that the sugar does not get burned.
- Cover with a lid and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
- Remove the lid after 3 minutes, the sugar has melted, stir well and add ¼ tsp Rock salt. Mix well.
- Cover with a lid and let it cook again for 3-4 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, remove the lid and check if the mangoes have cooked well by pressing the spoon against a piece. If it gets cut easily, then the Mangoes have been cooked.
- Now, we don’t have to cover with a lid. Cook on medium to high flame so that the syrup gets thicker.
- Keep stirring often and let the syrup get thicker. I have cooked for 5-6 minutes additionally.
- Aam ki Launji is ready.
- Transfer to a bowl. The Khatti Meeth Aam ki Launji can be served with Roti and Parathas. Enjoy.
Traditional Way(From Jaggery)
- Take 3 medium-sized raw mangoes. Wash them properly. Peel the outer layer and chop them into small pieces.
- Heat 2 tbsp Desi Ghee in a Kadai.
- Add 1 tbsp Panch Foran and stir well.
- Add 1 dry red chilli and stir well.
- Add the chopped raw mango pieces and stir well. Cook on low to medium flame.
- After cooking for 2-3 minutes, add ½ cup water. Stir well.
- Cover the lid and cook on medium flame for 3-4 minutes.
- Add 2 cup of Jaggery and ¼ tsp of rock salt. We are using Rock salt as we can eat it during the fast too. If you are not planning to eat it during fast, then you can use normal salt.
- Mix everything well. Cook and let the jaggery melt and form a thick syrup. Turn off the flame.
- The healthy and tasty Aam Launji is ready to serve now.