Ripe Mango Curry, Mangalorean Ripe Mango Curry
by Tarla Dalal
With ripe mangoes, you think of making everything from ice-cream and smoothies to fruit salads and muffins – everything except a savoury curry, right?
Just think – why not? Savoury and spicy, at the same time tangy and sweet, the Ripe Mango Curry is one in a million. Exotic but dashingly tasty, this curry is made with common spices and everyday ingredients like ginger, garlic and tamarind.
It is absolutely no-fuss and can be made on any day when the mango is in season. Yet, despite all the ease of making it, it seems special. Indeed, the Ripe Mango Curry is a must-try.
Enjoy it with a bowl of steaming hot cooked rice. Try other ripe mango recipes like Mango in Coconut Curry and Fajeto .
Ripe Mango Curry, Mangalorean Ripe Mango Curry recipe - How to make Ripe Mango Curry, Mangalorean Ripe Mango Curry
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Makes 3 servings
3 whole ripe mangoes , peeled
1/2 cup mango pulp
4 peppercorns (kalimirch)
4 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1/4 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3/4 cup sliced onions
1 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
2 tbsp oil
8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 1/2 tbsp grated jaggery (gur)
4 tbsp tamarind (imli) pulp
salt to taste
For Serving
cooked rice
- Method
- Heat a small non-stick pan, add the peppercorns, red chillies, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and cumin seeds and dry roast them on a medium flame for 3 minutes or till the spices leave an aroma. Keep aside to cool slightly.
- Transfer these roasted spices into a mixer, add the onions, garlic and ginger and blend into a smooth paste without using water. Keep the onion-spice paste aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the prepared onion-spice paste and turmeric powder and sauté on a medium flame for 7 minutes or till the oil separates from the curry, while stirring continuously.
- Add the mango pulp, jaggery, tamarind pulp and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 6 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the peeled whole mangoes to the curry and mix gently.
- Serve hot with cooked rice.