This lip-smacking Raw Mango candy is a unique and tasty candy or gatagat, prepared with raw mango pulp, jaggery, some spices and covered with powdered sugar. It is a mixture of sweetness, sourness with a unique blend of spices for the heat. It is one of the popular tangy and sour condiment confectionery which is generally served after a meal , as these candies are really good for digestion also. Here is the recipe with some tips and step by step instructions and pictures.
1. Firstly, take one raw mango of 300gm and peel it with the help of potato peeler or knife.
2. Then chop the mango roughly and remove its seed. Now, the pulp left is 250gm.
3. Transfer the roughly chopped mango chunks to grinder jar and blend it to thick smooth pulp. Firstly, grind it for a second, give it jerk like this for 4-5 times and then it will be ground easily. Even if doesn't grind well then add 2 tsp sugar and then grind it. Make sure don't add water.
4. Now, heat a pan/ kadai, add 1/4 tsp ghee and 1/2 tsp Asafoetida to it. Roast it for 5-7 seconds.
5. Then add grounded mango pulp to it.
6. Stir it continuously and cook for at least 5 min on medium flame, so that all the moisture of mango is gone.
7. Then add 250gm jaggery to it and mix it really well with mango.
8. Stir and cook it for 5 to 7 minutes to melt the jaggery.
9. Now add all the spices- 1 tsp black salt, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tbsp roasted cumin powder, 1 tsp dried mango powder/ Amchur, 1/2 tsp garam masala and 1/4 tsp grounded black pepper to it and mix them really well.
10. Mix well & keep stirring for about 10 minutes.
11. Or until the paste is well cooked, leaves the sides of the pan and becomes like a dough. Let it cool completely.
12. Next take 1/2 cup powdered sugar in a bowl. If you have regular sugar then grind it in the grinder jar to make powdered sugar.
13. Take a tsp of mixture in your hands and roll it to make small ball.
14. Then wrap it with the powdered sugar.
15. Likewise, prepare all round mango candies.
16. Finally, Raw Mango Gatagat are ready. Store it in dry airtight glass container and enjoy for 1 year.
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