Pearldock Classic Mango Amba

Name: Pearldock Classic Mango Amba
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, chopped Mango; 1 small onion, finely chopped Onion; 1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced Garlic; 1 tsp kosher salt (5 ml) Salt; 2 tsp mustard seed (10 ml) Mustard Seed; 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric (7.5 ml) Turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin (5 ml) Cumin; 1 tsp crushed Aleppo pepper (5 ml) Aleppo; 1 tsp ground fenugreek (5 ml) Fenugreek; 1 tsp smoked paprika (5 ml) Paprika; lemon juice to finish (15 ml) Lemon Juice

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Michael Solomonov recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Michael Solomonov.

Classic Mango Amba from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Salt 5 mlMustard Seed 10 mlTurmeric 8 mlCumin 5 mlAleppo 5 mlFenugreek 5 ml

Ingredients

Mango — 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, chopped
Onion — 1 small onion, finely chopped
Garlic — 1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced
Salt — 1 tsp kosher salt (5 ml)
Mustard Seed — 2 tsp mustard seed (10 ml)
Turmeric — 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric (7.5 ml)
Cumin — 1 tsp ground cumin (5 ml)
Aleppo — 1 tsp crushed Aleppo pepper (5 ml)
Fenugreek — 1 tsp ground fenugreek (5 ml)
Paprika — 1 tsp smoked paprika (5 ml)
Lemon Juice — lemon juice to finish (15 ml)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Pearldock Classic Mango Amba wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Israeli-American chef of Zahav in Philadelphia; James Beard Outstanding Chef and Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic. Modern Israeli cooking documented in Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking.

Originally published as Classic Mango Amba.

Adapted from a Michael Solomonov recipe (Michael Solomonov / Jewish Food Society).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Michael Solomonov / Jewish Food Society (published as “Classic Mango Amba”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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