Ripe Mango Curry ( Mambazha Pullissery)

Overview
This is a very common Kerala Dish made with ripe mangoes. It has this special sweet and sour taste. The sweet taste from the ripe luscious mangoes and the sour taste from the yogurt makes this dish a very good side dish for plain white rice. A similar Pullisery can be made with pineapple too.

Mambazha Pullissery

Ingredients
Ripe mango - 2
Red chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Cumin - 1 teaspoon
Garlic - 2 cloves
Yogurt - 1 cup
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 3 teaspoon

For Garnish
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Whole red chillies broken to pieces - 4
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Steps
1. Skin  and cut the mangoes to small pieces.

2. Cook the mango pieces in 1/2 cup water, red chilly powder and salt. Cook for about 6 - 8 minutes till the mangoes are cooked well.

3. Grind the coconut with the garlic, turmeric and cumin seeds to a smooth paste.

4. Mix the ground coconut to the cooked mangoes and turn on the heat and bring it to a boil. Turn off the heat and keep it aside till it cools.

5. Beat the yogurt well with about 1/2 cup water. Add this yogurt to the cooked mangoes(after it has cooled . If it is hot the yogurt would curdle) and mix well.

6. Heat oil in pan. When the oil is hot add the mustard seeds till it splutters. Add the cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, whole red chillies and curry leaves. Saute few minutes and add this to the mango curry.

Serve this with plain white rice.