Ammiji’s Punjabi Amb Da Achaar (265gm) chutney and then sunned till it

and then sunned till it spilled out – sour

This pickle uses groundnut oil as a base

she came up with this homemade anardana concoction and called it “Churan Chutney” just to get us to have it

bringing with it the urge to celebrate everything – life

Ammiji’s Punjabi Amb Da Achaar (265gm) chutney and then sunned till itEvery year, when the month of April commenced, Ammiji would get a determined gleam in her eye. The entire family knew what it meant some of them groaned aloud at it, others smacked their lips at it. We all knew that there would be raw mangoes piled up on Ammijis verandah soon, and all of us would be roped in to perform some task or the other. Ammiji would, for a short time, turn into an army general, throwing out terse commands, shooting dirty glares,