Maangai Pachadi/Mango pachadi

Maangai Pachadi/Mango Pachadi :

   Mango Pachadi is a traditional South Indian dish. Usually South Indians use to prepare this recipe on Tamil New Year (chithirai 1). This recipe has all the tastes in it. I love this mango pachadi very much. When I have mangoes in home surely i will make this recipe. In my school days i used to do this recipe often. It is very simple and easy recipe and also tastes well.Let us see how to make this recipe.

 Ingredients:

• Raw Mango  -1  
• Jaggery - 1/2 cup
• Rice  flour - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste

 Seasoning:

• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Dry chillies - 2 nos
• Curry leaves - few
• Hing - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Peel the skin of the mango.(You can use without using the skin too)  Dice the mango into cubes.
   
   
   
   
2. Powder the jaggery and add in a bowl and add some water and allow it to boil. 
   
   
   
   
3. When it is dissolved completely then filter the jaggery solution to remove the impurities.
   
4. Again allow it to boil and add the diced mango pieces . Let it gets soft.
   
   
   
   
5. Mix well and add water to the rice flour and pour it and mix it(this acts as the thickening agent for the pachadi).
6. Now add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt .
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. For seasoning heat a kadai and add oil in it.
8. Add the mustard seeds, dry chillies,hing powder and curry leaves and allow it to temper.
9. Pour this seasoning to the pachadi.(On Tamil New Year we use neem flowers fried in ghee and add to the pachadi for the bitterness).
   
   
   
   
10. Now our mango pachadi is ready.