Manga Pachadi / Mango Salad

Weird!..When I have a huge 15 year Mango Tree,laden with fresh green mangoes,right in my very own front yard,I almost 'squeezed' my brains out, thinking of an Indian vegetable which begins with the letter M.
So this is my contribution to Nupur's,A-Z Vegetables,for the Majestic and Mighty letter,M.

M is for Manga,Mangai or Mango.It is the peak season for Mangoes in South India,as the summer days are getting longer and hotter!.
So folks, here's a simple 'n' cool Kerala recipe of Mango Pachadi or Salad, to beat the heat.

Serves-4 ; Cooking time-15 minutes.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup freshly grated green mango-the mango should have more of sweetness in it and lightly sour.
1/4 cup finely minced shallots or big onions.
1/2 tsp minced green chillies.
1/4 tsp minced ginger.
3/4 cup fresh,thick and creamy coconut milk,extracted from 3 cups of grated coconuts.
1 tbsp coconut oil-to temper.
1/4 tsp mustards.
1/2 tsp urad dal.
A pinch of fenugreek seeds/uluva/venthaiyam.
A stalk of curry leaves.
A single red chilly-broken to 2 pieces.
Salt-to taste.
2 pinches of sugar-to regulate the taste.
1/2 tsp of mustards,coarsely crushed.

Method:

1. Combine the grated mango,shallots,green chillies and ginger.Add the coconut milk.
2. Heat oil and temper with mustards,urad dal,fenugreek seeds,curry leaves and redchilly respectively.Add to the above mixture when cooled.Add the crushed mustards,(I had used them as a topping) salt and sugar.Mix well.
3. Serves well with Hot Lunch.

The 15 year old mango tree in my front yard.

P.S-Grated carrots can also be added to make the Mango-Carrot Pachadi.
Please note that this dish contains coconut milk and not yoghurt as in the other pachadis.

Recipe Source-Nadan Pachakarama by Mrs.K.M Mathew.

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