Mango Pachadi Recipe / Maangai Pachadi | Tamil New Year Recipes

Mango Pachadi / Maanga Pachadi
Prep time: 5 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• Raw mango – 1
• Jaggery (Molasses), grated – 1/4 cup
• Fresh grated coconut – 2 tbsp
• Neem flowers (optional) – 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4  tsp
• Sambar powder – 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves – 1 sprig
• Salt – to taste
• Oil / Ghee – 2 tsp

Instructions:
1. Peel the mango skin and cut into thin slices.  Heat ½ cup of water and add the mango slices with turmeric powder and salt. Let it come to a boil.

2. Add the jaggery, sambar powder and cook mashing all together till the mango is soft and tender over low flame.

3. Heat a pan with oil or ghee, add mustard seeds and let it pop. Add the urad dal and curry leaf and let the dal become golden brown. Take off stove and add neem flowers, if using and mix well.

4.  Add this to the simmering mango gravy. Add the grated coconut, mix well and let it cook for 2 more mins and serve hot with rice.

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