Karnataka

Mango menaskai

Name: Mango menaskai
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Udupi
Ingredients: 8 small ripe country mangoes ripe mango; Water, about 1 1/4 cups; 1/4 cup grated jaggery; Salt, to taste; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 5 to 6 byadgi chillies dried red chilli; 2 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 3/4 cup fresh fresh grated coconut; a small piece only if the mangoes are sweet tamarind; 1 tbsp coconut oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; a pinch asafoetida

Sweet, sour, spicy and a little nutty. Udupi doesn't believe in picking one mood.

35 minTime

3 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

274kcal

3 gprotein

5 gfibre

35minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Ripe mango8 small ripe country mangoes

Waterabout 1 1/4 cups

Jaggery¼ cup, grated

Saltto taste

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Dried red chilli5 to 6 byadgi chillies

Urad dal (split black gram)2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds¼ tsp

Sesame seeds1 tbsp

Fresh grated coconut¾ cup fresh

Tamarinda small piece, only if the mangoes are sweet

Coconut oil1 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Asafoetidaa pinch

Method

6 steps

1Peel the mangoes and squeeze each gently. Simmer with the water, jaggery, salt and turmeric.
2Roast the urad dal, fenugreek, sesame and chillies in a few drops of oil on low heat.
3Grind the roasted spices with the coconut, tamarind and a little water to a smooth paste.
4Add the paste to the mangoes and simmer until thick.
5Heat the coconut oil, splutter the mustard, add the curry leaves and asafoetida and pour over the menaskai.
6Rest for an hour if you can and serve with rice.

Serve it like this

Serve a small bowl beside rice, saaru and a palya, the way an Udupi lunch plate would.

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