Tangy mango curry....yummmm......mouth watering :)

When i hear of manga curry( thats what  we call mango in kerala), i get the tangy taste in my tounge....mangoes are kerala's speciality..especially in the summer..we eat mangoes pretty much in its all stages...right from baby mangoes...we make kanni manga pickle(baby mango pickle)...raw mango, eat just like that with salt and red chili pwdr sprinkled on them....so many varieties of pickles made of mango...preserve mangoes in salt water to devour later in the year(yes, i am talking about the very 'uppu manga', squished together with sliced shallots,green chilis and a drizzle of cococnut oil, oh..its divine....yeah,the possibilities are endless..
So do give this a try...a tangy curry to go with white rice...

You'll need:

Raw Mango: 1 no (pitted, peeled and cut into small cubes
Onion: 1 no(nicely chopped)
Green chili:3-4 no(nicely chopped)
Ginger:a small piece(nicely chopped)
Coconut milk: from half a coconut (I use the Maggie coconut milk powder..easy breezy)
Chili powder: 1tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
salt:as per taste

For garnish:

mustard seed: 1/2 tsp
dried whole red chilli:2-3 nos
curry leaves: a few sprigs

How to make:


Mix the mango pieces with sliced onion,green chilis, ginger,turmeric and chili powder.Cook the above in half a cup of water and enough salt. When it starts boiling, reduce the flame to medium and add the coconut milk. Cook for some more time till everything gets blended well.
For garnish, splutter mustard seeds in a few tsps of oil, add whole red chili and curry leaves.
Yep...its ready :)

dal palak (lentil and spinach)

dal is a kind of staple food us south Indians....i remember my grand mom makes a little bit of plain dal every day along with the other main menu for the day...simply cook the dal well n temper it with mustar seed, whole red chilli and curry leaves....and a dollop of ghee/butter to it makes it heavenly good :)

dal palak is just one of the different variations of dal we have at home...and a good way to incorporate veggies, especially spinach (spinach blends very well with the dal, no picky eater can separate them ;)

You'll need:

Palak/Spinach: a bunch ( washed and chopped)
Toor dal (yellow pigeon peas): 1 cup
onion: 1 medium (nicely chopped)
tomato:1 medium(chopped)
green chili: 2 nos( thinly sliced)
turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
chili powder: 1/2 tsp
jeera/cumin powder: 1/2 tsp


How to make:

Cook the dal well with enough salt and set it aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onion and green chilis and saute them well.
When onion turns golden brown, add the chopped tomato. Let it cook for a while.
When the tomatoes are cooked, add turmeric pwdr, red chili powder and cumin powder.
Give it a stir, and add the chopped spinach. Mix it all together and cook for a couple of min.
Add the cooked dal and blend it all together.
a dollop of ghee/butter gives an added flavor to it :)
goes well with white rice as well as rotis....

P.S: you can also use masoor dal(red lentils) or moong dal( green gram) instead of toor dal...