Mambazha morekootan

Ingredients:

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• Ripe mangoes - 3 big
• Red chillies - 6
• Coconut,shredded - from half side of a big coconut(say,100 gms)
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tablespoon
• Salt - to taste
• Sour curd/buttermilk - 300 ml
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• jaggery - 1 tablespoon(can vary depending on the sweetness of mango)
• Curry leaves - 3 sprigs
• Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

If you wish you can add veggies ,either ashgourd / pumpkin.Simply the mangoes will also do.If mangoes are not available,we can replace them with tinned mango pulps/mango sweet bar.

When you use mango sweet bar,do not add jaggery.Take 3 to 4 slices and soak in little hot water for 5 min and grind to a pulp in a mixer.

Method:

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• Fry the red chillies and fenugreek seeds with a teaspoon of oil and make a fine paste of them with coconut.
• Take pulp from 11/2 mangoes and add to a thick bottomed vessel along with turmeric powder,jaggery,salt,curry leaves and very little water.
• Slice rest of the mangoes with skin and add to it.If using veggies,cook the chopped veggies first and then add the pulp with other ingredients.
• Cook for 5 min.Add the ground paste to it and allow to boil.
• Add sour curd(churned like a thick buttermilk) and stir well.
• When it starts to bubble ,switch off and temper with mustard seeds and one red chilli.

Serve hot with rice and pappadam.