Neem Flower Pacchadi (pickle) a New Year traditional dish at the Swamy's home

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• Skinned slices of a ripe mango
• 1/4 cup fresh tamarind extract
• 2-3 dry red chillies
• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 tsps. dried neem flowers
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. clarified butter (ghee)
• 1 cup water
  
  

Method:

Boil mango slices in 1 cup of water for about 5 minutes. Add salt and the tamarind extract. Continue boiling until the raw taste of tamarind disappears. It should take about 10 minutes on medium-low heat.

Take 3 tsps. of ghee, spurt the mustard seeds, add red chillies and the neem flowers and roast them until they turn dark brown. Add to the boiling mixture, turn off heat.