Mangai Pachadi | Raw Mango Pachadai

This is a festive dish usually made on Tamil New Years day and Avani Avittam. Raw Mango is cooked with jaggery. This is a very special dish since it has all the flavors - sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy.

Ingredients Required:

Raw Mango - 1, chopped into cubes

Jaggery - 1/4-1/2 cup

Salt - to taste

Veppam Poo - 1 tsp

Rice Flour - 2 tsp

Ghee - 1 tblsp + tblsp

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Red Chilli - 2

Curry Leaves - few

How to make?

• Cook the mangoes in 1 cup of water till well done
• Add the jaggery and continue cooking, till the jaggery dissolves
• Dissolve the rice flour in a tblsp of water, and add this slurry to the pachadi 
• Allow to come to a boil, this will thicken the mixture
• Add salt as required
• In a pan, add 1 tblsp of ghee and add the veppam poo, fry for a minute and add this to the pachadi
• In the same pan, add another tblsp of ghee and add mustard seeds and on spluttering add the red chilli and curry leaves. Add this seasoning to the pachadi

Notes:

• Amount of jaggery depends on the sweetness of the mango and your preference
• You can use raw mango or partially ripe mango for this recipe, when using partially ripe mango reduce the amount of jaggery accordingly to your preference