RIPE MANGO CURRY / NAGERCOIL SPECIAL MAAMPAZHA CURRY

 MAAMPAZHA CURRY

                       I love mangoes,we can prepare so many dishes using mangoes but I used to prepare maampazha curry during mango season.It is a most common dish in Nagercoil region.It is prepared using ripe mangoes and grated coconut.The ripe mangoes are cooked along with grounded coconut mixture curry.During "Chithra pournami" we used to make maampazha curry and keerai kootu.I learn't this recipe from my mom,please do try this recipe and let me know how it will turned out to you.now let's check out the recipe...

PREPARATION TIME:20 min

COOKING TIME:20 min

INGREDIENTS:

Ripe mangoes - 3

Virali manjal / turmeric powder - small piece

Dried red chillies - 5

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Cumin - 1 tspn

Shallots - 3

Salt as reqired

Water as reqired

Coconut oil - 1 tblspn

Mustard - 1/2 tspn

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

PICTORIAL:

Peel the skin and chop the mangoes,keep aside

Add small piece of virali manjal in a mortar

Add 5 dried red chillies

Add 1 cup grated coconut

Grind little coarsely

Add 1 tspn cumin and 3 shallots,grind well

Coarsely grounded coconut mixture

In a earthenware vessel add required water and grounded coconut mixture

Mix well and add required salt

Wait to boil

Cook until raw smell are gone

Add chopped mangoes

Add a tblspn of sugar and mix well,cook for 1 more min

Heat a tblspn of oil in a kadai

Add 1/2 tspn mustard

After it splutters add 1 sprig curry leaves,saute well

Add tempering to the maampazha curry

Mix well and switch off the flame

Tasty maampazha curry is ready

METHOD:

1. Peel the skin and chopped the mangoes.
2. In a mortar add small piece virali manjal,5 dried red chillies,1 cup grated coconut,1 tspn cumin and 3 shallots,grind until it is little coarsely.
3. In a earthenware vessel,add required water,grounded coconut mixture and salt,mix well and wait to boil.
4. Cook until the raw smell are gone,add chopped mangoes and cook for 1 more min.
5. Heat a tblspn of coconut oil in a kadai,add 1/2 tspn mustard after it splutters add 1 sprig curry leaves,saute well and pour it over the curry.
6. Tasty maampazha curry is ready.