Raw Mango Sweet Pachadi – Mango Pachadi

Wish you all a very happy Tamil New Year. Raw Mango Sweet Pachadi is a simple and yummilicious pachadi for Tamil New Year. It is sweet, spicy & sour making it a perfect side dish for rice. This also goes well with chapathi and bread. Mango Pachadi is a must for Tamil New Year. The idea is to have all the tastes in one dish. Neem Flowers can be added to get a dash of bitterness too. Do try my other version of Manga Pachadi if you are interested. Check out the quick video..

Here is the video..

[Preparation Time-10 mins : Cooking Time- 15 mins]

Raw Mango Sweet Pachadi Ingredients:

• Raw Mango – 2
• Salt – as needed
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Jaggery – 2 tbsp
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Mustard – 1 tsp
• Dry Chilli – 2
• Curry Leaves – few

Method:

• Wash the mangoes, peel and chop the flesh part into random pieces. Take this in a pressure cooker. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and a pinch of asafoetida. Now add a cup of water and pressure cook for 1 whistle. It should be cooked soft.

• Mash it randomly. Add required salt and mix well. Boil it for 2 minutes. Finally add jaggery and boil for a couple of minutes until the jaggery melts.

• Heat a kadai with oil and add mustard. Once the mustard splutters add dry chilli, curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida. Transfer this to the pachadi. Mix well to combine.

Thats it! Raw Mango Sweet Pachadi ready!

Serve hot with rice.

Tips:

1. Choose mangoes that are slightly ripe. It will be perfect for this mango pachadi.
2. Add chilli powder and jaggery according to the sourness of mangoes. If the mangoes are very sour add more, else reduce.
3. You can boil and cook instead of pressure cooking.
4. If neem flowers are available, it can be added while tempering.
5. We like our mango pachadi to be slighlty mashed. You can keep it chunky too.

– By Sundari Nathan