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# Old stories of raw mango pickles taking you back in time

I have seen raw mango as a major ingredient at home while growing up. It was a major competitor to main vegetables like potato and tomato. Being a south Indian, my grandmother lived solely on raw mangoes. She would prepare different kinds of pickles from raw mangoes daily to accompany curd rice and many other dishes. That's why I feel nostalgic writing about raw mango pickles that take me back in time.

She would prepare fresh pickle that tasted tangy and sweet. Those pickles were a great combination for even north Indian paranthees. Many times when we would cribble about the menu, she would serve Rotis with her lip smacking raw mango pickles. **Ah...while writing to you, I can sense the taste on my tongue. Such is the strong bonding that memories give us.**

Today, mom makes them exactly the same as my grandma but the circumstances have changed and I wait to meet her before I relish them. The recipes are not hard to try and make yourself but that would not have the taste of my grandma. Nevertheless, I have got a few of the pickles in small jars to my home that will make me happy whenever I eat them.

![Old stories of raw mango pickles taking you back in time](https://thoughtsbygeethica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Old-stories-of-raw-mango-pickles-taking-you-back-in-time.jpg)Old stories of raw mango pickles taking you back in time

## Some of the benefits of raw mango

- One of the purest benefits is that it's homemade with love that will always be good for your health.- It is prepared daily so it's fresh and tasty.- It's prepared with ingredients available at homes like sugar and red chillies so its flavour is not artificial. It will not affect your throat.- Raw mangoes are seasonal fruits of summer hence it's majorly eaten with curd rice. Both raw mangoes and curd are good for the stomach and help in digestion.- It can be used to prepare Aam Panna that is very famous summer cooler in Indian households. Though aam panna is available in the market as a squash but naturally made is heavenly.- We also cut raw mango pieces and add to Arhar dal a few times. This is traditional recipe in north India giving a tangy flavour to the dal.

Do you remember any old dish that's still consumed and has enormous health benefits?

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