pacha manga pachadi / raw mango(green) pachadi
Ingredients
- Raw mangoes/pacha manga - 11/2 cups(skin removed chopped)
- Asafoetida/hing -1/4 tsp
- Jaggery(powdered) - 11/4 cup
- Salt -3/4 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Green chillies - 2
- Kadugu /mustard - 1/2 tsp
- Neem flower/vepampoo - few
- Broken redchillies - 2-3
- Oil/ghee - 1 tbsp
Instructions
- Take a kadai dry fry flower alone till browned and powder it and keep.2.In a heavy pan add 21/2 cups water add these mangoes with chillies ,turmeric powder and salt close the lid and let it cook nicely till it become mushy.3.In-between you can stir and check.4.Mean while take powdered jaggery with little water and let it boil till dissolved.5.Filter it and keep ready.6. For the mangoes to become totally mushy mash it nicely while stirring.7.Now add the filtered jaggery syrup and let it boil for few minutes.8.When it comes to a jammy consistency switch off.9.In a kadai add little ghee add mustard to splutter with hing and red chillies.10.Add this to the mango pachadi.11.Stir well and finally add a pinch of powdered Neem flower.
Notes
- Adding red chillies are optional.
- If you want your mangoes to show up cut it to bigger chunks.
- If your raw mangoes are less tart add some lemon juice to bring balance.
- The mangoes should be totally cooked then only you have to add the jaggery syrup.
- Instead of ghee you can add normal oil or even gingelly oil.
- While adding neem flower crush it with your hands and add it.