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how to make fajeto /Indian mango curry(Gujarati)

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Mangoes - 1 cup pulp alone(grind it)
  • Butter milk - 21/2 cups
  • Salt to taste
  • Mustard seeds - 1tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Gram flour/besan - 2-3 tsp
  • Ghee - 1 tbsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Green chillies - 2-3
  • Jaggery - 1tbsp
  • Red chillies - 1-2
  • Some curry leaves
  • Ginger - 1 inch piece
  • mince ginger and green chillies together and keep

Instructions
 

  • First keep ready with all the ingredients.
  • In a bowl mix butter milk,mango puree,salt,besan and turmeric powder beat well without lumps and keep ready.
  • Keep a kadai add ghee and when hot add mustard seeds,cumin,and then asafoetida.
  • When mustard seeds splutter add curry leaves and red chillies then ginger green chilli mixture and saute for some time.
  • Then add the buttermilk mixture to it and let it boil for some time,add jaggery to it.
  • When all the rawness goes and when thick switch off.
  • Can serve with roti's and hot rice.

Notes

you can omit mustard when tempering by adding cumin alone.
over ripe mangoes does a good job for this kadhi/curry.
Even redchillies can be omitted its optional.
If you don't have buttermilk can dilute the curd and use.