Mango con Chile.... ummmm....

 Take a bowl of chopped mango, squeeze some lime on top and finish with a sprinkle of chili powder and salt. Sweet, salty, spicy, tangy SNACK made in less than 5 minutes..  it’s an EASY way to get someone to enjoy fruit!

U can try this also with Pine apple.. 

Manga Pachadi

1 Raw Mango,Pealed
2 dry Red Chillies
1/3 cup Jaggery, crushed
1/2 tsp Oil
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/3 tsp Mustard seeds
Salt, to taste
1/4 cup Water



Method:

• Peal the skin and just cut the mangoes ,don’t worry about the uneven size.Add it into the cooker.Add in water and turmeric powder and simply pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles.

• Once done, add in the sugar or jaggery and mix well.Let it cook for a while or till it become thick. Once done temper it separately and mix it with the Mango Pachadi,switch off the stove.

Cooking Tips:

• If making this for “Tamil New Year” day, then temper the neem flowers in ghee  until golden brown and add it to the pachadi.

Mamidikaya Pappu/ Mango Dal

 

Mamidikaya Pappu/ Mango Dal

Am a great fan of this mavidikaya pappu. .I remember ma childhood days, where amma used to do it on fridays and to offer god with padaiyal and she will do pooja. . She will have a big book of slogas and will start reading. It lasts atleast for 40minutes. . Ma stomach will make crumbling sounds to taste the items in Padyal. .Once amma finishes, its was me to grab a vada n eat it with pappu. .ma god!!!! that will be awesome :)

Ingredients:

1. Toor dal or kandipappu-1 1/2cup
2. Onion-2
3. Greenchillies-3 or 4 (slit into 2 halves)
4. Mango-1 (peeled and sliced into big peices)
5. Tamrind-1/4 lemon sliced

For popu or tadka:

1. Avalu or rai-1tspn
2. Curry leaves-1tspn
3. Garlic-3 or 4  slices diced
4. Tumeric powder-1pinch
5. Chana dal-1/2 tspn
6. Red chilli-1 or 2 (Adjust accordingly)
7. Salt-2tspn(adjust accordingly)
8. Red chilli powder-1 tspn

Mamidikaya Pappu/ Mango Dal

For garnishing:

1. corainder leaves(washed and sliced)

Preparation:

1. Wash the dal and add the dal to a container.
2. Add the sliced onions,green chillies,mango,tamrind.
3. Pressure cook it till 4 or 5 vissils.
4. Remove from cooker.keep aside all the sliced peices(like onion,mango).
5. Now mash the dal add salt,tumeric and red chilli powder.
6. Then add the sliced peices in the dal.
7. Add oil in kadai,first add red chillies,garlic,then add rai and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
8. Now add chana dal and the add curry leaves.
9. Now add the dal into the kadai let it cook for another 5 mins and switch off the stove.
10. Now add coriander leaves for garnishing.

Mango Rice Recipe

Mango Rice Recipe

Mango Rice is an Andhra specialty. I ate this rice for the first time at a friend’s house at Hyderabad during Ugadi which is the Telugu New Year,when i was 5. This rice made of unripe mangoes and rice is made and served during the festival. This raw mango rice is also known as Maamidikaya Pulihora.

Preparation Time: 10min

Cooking Time: 13 min

Serves:2

Shelf life:1day

Serving Suggestion : With Pepper Omlet