Meena's Taste Mantra

Ripe Mango Kadhi - Sweet Mango flavoured yogurt based curry!

The best part of living in a cosmopolitan city is the wide range of cuisines that we can explore. One such dish that captured our taste buds was this bright sweet and mildly spiced Ripe Mango Kadhi! Instant liking to it and Amma was waiting for this year's Mango Season to arrive and try it out. Amma loves to use only the freshest of ingredients so no way any canned mango pulp would make its way to our home!

The aroma of this Kadhi is bewitching and as you savour it, it is pleasantly sweet thanks to the mango juice and then subtly the heat from the spices kick in! Simply delicious! I love to drink a bowl of this instead of buttermilk when Amma makes this lovely Mango Kadhi!

INGREDIENTS

4 tblp Mango Pulp

2 tblsp Besan | Chick Pea Flour

4 tblsp Yogurt

To Taste Salt

800 ml Water | approximately

1/2 tsp Jeera | Cumin Seeds
1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder

3 Lavang | Clove

1 " Dal Chini | Cinnamon Stick

A pinch Hing | Asafoetida Powder

1 sprig Kadhi Patta | Curry Leaves

1 Sukhi Lal Mirch | Dried Red Chilli, broken into three

3/4 tsp Homemade Ghee | Clarified Butter

1 tblsp Fresh Dhania | Coriander Leaves, finely chopped

METHOD

In a vessel, whisk to a smooth consistency besan, yogurt and 3/4th of the water and keep aside.
In a small bowl add the mango pulp and add remaining water and whisk to make mango juice of thin consistency. Keep aside.
In a kadhai, heat ghee and add dal chini, lavang and jeera.
As jeera crackles, add dried red chilli and curry leaves. Saute for few seconds.
Add besan-yogurt mixture and stir. Reduce the flame to medium.
Add haldi, hing, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
Let thos cook for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally so that the besan does not stick to the bottom of the kadhai.
Add the mango juice and mix well.
When the Mango Kadhi starts to boil, switch off the gas.
Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with fresh coriander.
Serve hot.

This quantity is sufficient for 4 servings.

This is an aromatic kadhi and tastes simply delicious. We relished this Ripe Mango Kadhi with Millet Rice, Makkai Alu Paratha and Drumstick Alu Sabzi.

We have used:
1. Tata Salt Lite
2. LG Asafoetida Powder
3. Aamrai Organic Alphonso Mango

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.