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Mangai/Raw Mango Pachadi is a traditional South Indian side dish prepared for the New Year.
Ingredients
Mangai/Raw Mango - 1/2 no
Vellam/Jaggery - lemon size
Water -1 cup + little more
Sambar Powder or Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn(As per your taste)
Green Chilli - 1no(slit)
Salt
Talipu/Seasoning
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Mustard - 1/2 tspn
Peringayam/Hing/Asafotida- a pinch
Venthayam/Fenugreek seeds - 1/12 tspn
Veepam Poo/Neem Flowers - 1/2 tspn(Optional)
Preparation
Method 1
Wash, remove skin and cut mango into thin slices.
In a wide vessel/kadai, add mango, jaggery, water, green chilli, sambar/chilli powder and salt. Boil well in medium flame until mango cooks and becomes thick and blends well like gravy.
Add more water if required.
Season it with above ingredients and add to the gravy.
Method 2
Wash, remove skin and cut mango into thin slices.
In a vessel, add mango, jaggery, water, green chilli, sambar/chilli powder and salt.
Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles and season it.
Method 3
You can try microwaving too in a microwave safe dish with same ingredients above.
My preparation is Method 1.
Tangy Mangai Pachadi is ready.
Serve with hot steamed rice or sidedish for sambar, kootu and curd rice.
Checkout Kerala recipes for Vishu here.
Aviyal
Puli Inji
Palapazham/Jackfruit Payasam
Sweets
Notes
You can also use mango with skin.
Veepam Poo/Neem Flowers - If you are using fry in ghee or oil separately and garnish it.
Mangai/Raw Mango Pachadi is a traditional South Indian side dish prepared for the New Year.
Ingredients
Mangai/Raw Mango - 1/2 no
Vellam/Jaggery - lemon size
Water -1 cup + little more
Sambar Powder or Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn(As per your taste)
Green Chilli - 1no(slit)
Salt
Talipu/Seasoning
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Mustard - 1/2 tspn
Peringayam/Hing/Asafotida- a pinch
Venthayam/Fenugreek seeds - 1/12 tspn
Veepam Poo/Neem Flowers - 1/2 tspn(Optional)
Preparation
Method 1
Wash, remove skin and cut mango into thin slices.
In a wide vessel/kadai, add mango, jaggery, water, green chilli, sambar/chilli powder and salt. Boil well in medium flame until mango cooks and becomes thick and blends well like gravy.
Add more water if required.
Season it with above ingredients and add to the gravy.
Method 2
Wash, remove skin and cut mango into thin slices.
In a vessel, add mango, jaggery, water, green chilli, sambar/chilli powder and salt.
Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles and season it.
Method 3
You can try microwaving too in a microwave safe dish with same ingredients above.
My preparation is Method 1.
Tangy Mangai Pachadi is ready.
Serve with hot steamed rice or sidedish for sambar, kootu and curd rice.
Checkout Kerala recipes for Vishu here.
Aviyal
Puli Inji
Palapazham/Jackfruit Payasam
Sweets
Notes
You can also use mango with skin.
Veepam Poo/Neem Flowers - If you are using fry in ghee or oil separately and garnish it.