{"id":1986,"slug":"mango-atchar","title":"Mango Atchar","description":"Atchar is a spicy condiment, often eaten with a curry. It comes from the Indian cuisine in South Africa. In India, it is spelled Achar, and the word means pickle in Hindi. Usually the atchar made in South Africa is made with unripe green mangoes and chillies. The whole mango is used for making atchar.","ingredients_raw":["1.5 kg unripe mangoes, chopped","4 tsp garlic and herb salt","3 Tbsp chilli powder","2 Tbsp cumin powder","1 Tbsp ground coriander","3 Tbsp curry powder","1½ cups (360 ml) raw honey or fructose","2 cups (480 ml) balsamic vinegar","½ cup (120 g) corn or potato starch","2 Tbsp mustard seeds","1 handful curry leaves","1½ cups (360 ml) virgin olive oil or cold-pressed sunflower oil"],"ingredients_norm":["unripe mango","garlic and herb salt","chili powder","cumin powder","ground coriander","curry powder","raw honey or fructose","balsamic vinegar","corn or potato starch","mustard seed","curry leaf","virgin olive oil or cold pressed sunflower oil"],"steps":["Simmer all the ingredients except the mangoes and the oil until thickened.","Pour mixture over the mangoes, add the oil, and mix well.","Cool and refrigerate for at least 12 hours."],"categories":["Condiment recipes","Recipes for curry","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Recipes using mango","South African recipes","Recipes using coriander","Recipes using curry leaf","Recipes using curry powder","Recipes using fructose","Recipes using ground cumin","Recipes using sunflower oil","Recipes using honey","Recipes using mustard seed"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Mango_Atchar","source_ref":"4615138","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Mango_Atchar&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"559dcf1508fba1893ddf8d617041566593efdbbdfee9a48f604d10afc87a3613","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:08Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/mango-atchar"}