Menaskai- mango in sweet and sour gravy

ingredients

• 10 small mangoes
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• pinch hing
• salt to taste
• 15 long chillies roasted
• 3 tsp coriander seeds
• 1/4 tsp jeera
• 1/4 tsp urad dal
• 1 tsp channa dal
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 2 tbsp jaggery
• 1 cup coconut

method
1. clean small mangoes.

2. remove skin of the mangoes and discard the skin, put all the mangoes in the vessel and add 3 cups of water. keep this on medium flame,add turmeric powder,hing and salt, cover and cook for 10 minutes.

3. In a pan roast red chilles with little oil for 2 minutes,keep this aside.

4. in the same pan roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal, fenugreek seeds and sesame seeds,for 3 minutes till light brown.keep this aside.
5.add little oil and roast the coconut in the same pan  till it turns slightly red.

6. In a mixer jar put red chillies, coriander seeds, urad dal,channa dal, fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds and cumin seeds and grind to a fine powder.

7. to the same jar add the roasted coconut and grind for 5 seconds.Add the ground mixure to the boiling mangoes and mix well, add jaggery and cook for 5 minutes. If the gravy is very tangy add more jaggery. bring to boil and take off the flame

for seasoning

• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 red chilli
• pinch hing
• 10 curry leaves
• 2 tbsp oil.

method

 1. in a small pan,heat oil,when hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves ,red chilly and curry leaves.when the mustard stops splattering , pour on the mango gravy.