Mambazha Morekuzambhu/Ripe Mangoes in Spicy Yoghurt Sauce

Mangoes, Mangoes Everywhere!!! My hubby is a Mango Maniac. My FIL, BIL and everybody in his family go crazy this summer and they used to mangoes like anything. Every week when i call my FIL and MIL they used to say aboutt varieties that have arrived and gone till date. So sad we dont get all those varieties here in Dubai. So, hatever was availabe he has got about 5-10 mangoes and all are lying in my rice pot!!! So, Every morning i open the rice pot, this nice aroma of ripening mangoes spread all over my kitchen. Thought of making something Delicious with mangoes. So made this morekuzambhu for the weekend. It was yummy and not to say about my hubby's brightened face!!!!

This can be made with Okra/Brinjal/Ashgourd, But with King of the Fruits, its a real Delicacy!!!

Ingredients

2 Cups Chopped ripe Mangoes

2 tbsp Fresh grated Coconut

2 tsp tuvar dal

2 tsp cumin seeds/jeera

3-4 nos Green Chillies/Red Chillies

1 inch piece Ginger

2 springs Curry leaves

2 cups of Whisked Yoghurt

Seasoning

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Oil for seasoning

Method

Soak Tuvar dal, cumin seeds/jeera in little water for 30 minutes. Then Drain the excess water and grind it with fresh coconut, ginger and curry leaves to a smooth paste.

Heat oil in pan, splutter mustard seeds, add the chopped mangoes and turmeric and saute for a minute or two.  Add the grinded paste and cook in a slow flame for 15 minutes or till the masala and mangoes cooks well. As it cooks, you can feel the nice aroma of the masala cooking.

Once the mangoes are cooked, slim down the gas flame to real low and add the whisked yoghurt.The Curry shouldnt boil!!! Keep the flame real low!!!!. Let it get cooked in a really slow flame for 10 minutes. Then take it off the flame and garnish it with fresh coriander.

Sending this CWS-Cumin seeds hosted @ Sara's Corner, Event by Priya.

MANGO MANIA - Mavina hannina sasivae - Ripe mango and mustard gravy

MANGO MANIA !

MAVINA HANNINA SASIVAE

It is a wonder that mangoes, both raw and ripe can be cooked into both sweet and spicy mouth watering dishes.Here is a dish which I prepared using ripe mangoes ( mavina hannu - Kannada ) and mustard seeds (sasivae - Kannada). The dish tastes good with firm ripe and pulpy mangoes with out fibres. The sweet, spicy and pungent dish was a great hit at home.

INGREDIENTS
Ripe mangoes (cubed) - 2 cups
Mango pulp ( juice) - 1/2 cup
(The above can be obtained by squeezing the mango seed dry after cutting out the cubes.)
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 2 tbsps + 1 pinch for seasoning
Black pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind - the size of a small marble(soaked)
Grated jaggery - 1/4 cup
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Salt - 1 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsps

METHOD
1. Dry roast mustard seeds till they crackle and give out a good aroma.
2. Grind fresh coconut gratings with roasted mustard seeds, pepper, cumin seeds, chilly powder, soaked tamarind, jaggery and asafoetida into a fine paste.
3. Heat oil in a pan and season with mustard seeds.
4. When the mustard seeds crackle add the ripe mango cubes and saute for two minutes without mashing them.
5. Add the ground paste , mango juice and salt.
6. Let the Sasivae boil ( add a cup of water if needed) until all the flavours blend and reaches a gravy like consistancy.

Enjoy the lip smacking dish to start a meal, through the meal and even after finishing your meal!

Shall i call it the Hot n cold Salad!!!!

My Weight hit a plateau last week. I was a bit surprised i have just started to lose, how come so soon a plateau!!!! My dietician advised to check my Thryoid levels, tested and it was under good control. Then she put me under no-carb diet* for  2 days!!!! No Chapthis, No Rice, was allowed to have Lentils, Lot of Veggies and Fruits. 

I made this salad for my Lunch, Why the name hot n cold, i have added some raw mangoes, which is a bit of heat and Cucumber which is the other extreme of that!!! Leave the Name, Trust me,  the salad was divine!!!

Ingredients
2 sides of one Raw Mango(KiliMooku/thothapuri Mango)
1 cucumber
5-6 nos baby carrots
2 leaves of lettuce
Salt to taste
Hot Sauce for dressing

Method

Wash and Chop the Given ingredients, Mix salt and Sauce and Toss well. Enjoy!!!!

Tried the same salad for Dinner with a handful of Boiled Chickpeas, without raw mango!!!! It was very much filling, you can include this salad as part of your Lunch to reduce rice intake!!! You wont feel eating less!!!!

And about my weight i have started losing again, though its a bit slow, but still happy that something is happening!!! :)

Sending this Twenty-20 Event hosted by Niloufer and to Green Gourmet Event, hosted by Preeti @ W'rite' Food

*note: Check with your Doctor/Dietician before venturing on any diet