Mambazha Puliseri

This is a typical kerala recipe similar to Morkuzhambu made with ripe mango .

Ingredients:

Ripe Mango-1

Curd-3 tbsp

Salt as required

To grind and paste:

Shredded coconut - 2 tbsp

Red chillies- 4

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

To Temper:

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Curry leaves-5

Fenugreek-1/2 tsp

Procedure:

1. Cut the ripe mango into 2" pieces.
2. Add oil in a pan and temper mustard,curry leaves and fenugreek .Immediately after adding fenugreek, pour a glass of water or else the fenugreek will burn.
3.Put the mango pieces, add turmeric and allow it to cook well in water.
4.Grind shredded coconut,red chillies and cumin seeds into a fine paste and mix it with curd.
5.When the mango is cooked, add this mixture and salt; allow it to foam.

*For any recipe add salt in the last few minutes. The predominant reasons being:1.The iodine in the salt gets evaporized if added earlier. 2. The vegetable takes more time to get cooked if salt is added in the beginnning.