Video guide for making summer special Kerala-style mambazha pulissery or sweet and sour mango curry
It is prepared with ripe mangoes simmered in a coconut and yoghurt sauce
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients
6 ripe mangoes
2 green chillies (slit)
½ tsp turmeric powder
400 ml water
1 sprig of curry leaves
Salt for taste
½ tsp fenugreek powder
1 cup of yoghurt (whisked)
To grind
½ cup of grated coconut
¼ tsp cumin seeds
1 green chilly
½ tsp red chilli powder
To temper
1 ½ tbsp coconut oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp fenugreek
1 to 2 dried red chillies
1 sprig of curry leaves
Method
Step: 1
Wash the ripe mangoes. Peel off its skin. Keep it aside.
Step: 2
Cook the peeled mangoes in an earthen pot or saucepan with ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder, 2 slits of green chillies, and 250 ml of water. Cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium-low flame or until the mangoes are soft and tender.
Step: 3
While the mangoes are cooking, grind all the ingredients listed under 'to grind' into a smooth paste with the required amount of water and set aside.
Step: 4
When the mangoes are soft and tender, add the ground coconut paste. Mix well. Simmer this over medium-low flame for about 2 to 3 minutes.
Step: 5
Add a few curry leaves, salt for taste, and fenugreek powder. Mix gently.
Step: 6
Add the whisked yoghurt and turn off the flame. Mix immediately and make sure the yoghurt doesn't curdle.
Step: 7
Finally, in a pan, heat 1 ½ tablespoon coconut oil. Splutter the mustard seeds. Add ¼ teaspoon fenugreek and sauté till it turns light brown. Add dried red chillies and a few curry leaves. Sauté for a few seconds. Pour the tempering over the mambazha pulissery curry and stir gently. Serve hot.
Note:
Mango curry needs fully ripe mangoes, almost like in a mashable stage. Better to use a sweeter variety of mangoes for the perfect taste.
Recipe courtesy: Sobha Varghese is a homemaker based in Mumbai, India. Sobha runs a popular YouTube blog called ‘Sobha's Kitchenette’ that focuses on authentic and traditional Kerala recipes.
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