Classic Mango Amba

Name: 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: about 3 mangoes (600 g) 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.

CONDIMENT · SANDWICHES & GRILLED MEATS

A condiment for sandwiches & grilled meats.

Michael Solomonov's classic mango amba condiment.

On the jar

CLASSIC

Method: stove
Yield: about 2 cups
Ingredients: 11

Stove sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

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

Ingredients

Mangoabout 3 mangoes (600 g)
Onion1 small onion, finely chopped
Garlic1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced
Salt1 tsp kosher salt (5 ml)
Mustard Seed2 tsp mustard seed (10 ml)
Turmeric1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric (7.5 ml)
Cumin1 tsp ground cumin (5 ml)
Aleppo1 tsp crushed Aleppo pepper (5 ml)
Fenugreek1 tsp ground fenugreek (5 ml)
Paprika1 tsp smoked paprika (5 ml)
Lemon Juicelemon 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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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.

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?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

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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