I am a terrific fan of Andhra cuisine. I love the flavors and the heat that comes along as a freebie. Its an exhilarating thing for me to eat hot spicy food and have tears trickle down my eyes. I love heat in my food. Ok. I agree. All my aforementioned statements almost mean the same thing. But sometimes, i just like being verbose.
Anyway, coming back to Andhra cuisine, i ve always been blessed with friends who hail from Andhra and who are also very magnanimous when it comes to food. We usually play cards with a few friends over the weekends. So, one such weekend was our friends turn. And my friends wife who is also a soon to be mommy, put together this amazingly delicious meal within minutes of our arrival. I mean, i ll keep tipping my hat off every single minute of my life to such people. I consider such souls as magicians. And one dish that she served in that lip smacking dinner of hers was this mango chutney. I made some variations to her recipe to suit our palate. And i must say, this is a recipe that i shall be making every time the mango season hits the markets.
( Called as Mamidikai Kobbari Chutney in Telugu. A spicy spread made with raw mangoes and coconut)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Serves 2
Source: My friend S
Level: Easy
Ingredients
Raw mango 1 peeled and cubed
Freshly grated coconut 1/2 c
Green chilies 4 slit lengthwise
Sugar 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tsp
Tempering
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp
Curry leaves a sprig
Oil 1 tsp
Directions
Saute the green chilies in oil for 30 secs. Let cool.
In a blender, blend together chopped mango, coconut, green chilies, sugar and salt to a coarse paste adding about 1 tbsp of water.
Transfer to a bowl.
In a pan, heat oil and pop the mustard.
Add the urad dal and let it turn a light brown.
Add the curry leaves next and immediately pour onto the chutney.
Serve with hot rice and ghee.
This is my entry for this week s Andhra cuisine for Avant Garde Cookies group. Check out Radhika, Jayanthi ,Kavi, Priya, Priya Mahadevan, Roshni for more spicy recipes.
Shanthi says
fantastic recipe..sweet and tangy coconut chutney…
Beena.stephy says
Tempting pachadi recipe
Sona - QP / PQ says
yummy chutney and great clicks too.
Divya Shivaraman says
Its like "Mangaperukku" dear…this is more interesting