Mango Menskai

Ingredients

• • Half ripe mangoes - 2
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 3 tablespoons
• • Red chillies - 10
• • Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon
• • Urad dal - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Fenugreek - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Tamarind extract - a little
• • Jaggery - as required

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Red chilly - 1
• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Curry leaves - few

Method

• 1. Select mangoes which are little sour and sweet in taste.
• 2. Scrape outer skin and dice into medium squares.
• 3. Cook in water or thin tamarind extract till mangoes are soft.
• 4. Fry grated coconut in little oil till it turns golden brown.
• 5. Dry roast other spices each separately.
• 6. Powder them together with coconut.
• 7. Add this powder when mangoes are cooked. Add enough salt and jaggery.
• 8. Boil for few minutes and remove from fire.
• 9. Heat oil, season with mustard seeds, broken red chillies and curry leaves.
• 10. Pour on top of gravy and mix well.
• 11. Serve with cooked rice.