Cucumber Mango Curry

Cucumber Mango Curry / Green Cucumber Curry is a coconut based curry made using green cucumber and raw mango, goes well with rice. A simple and easy to make Cucumber Curry recipe is explained with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Cucumber Mango Curry.

Ingredients:-

Green Cucumber.    - 3
Raw Mango.           -1
Green chillies.        - 4
Turmeric powder.   -1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder. -2tsp
Salt.                        - to taste

For Coconut paste:-

Grated Coconut. -3/4 cup
Cumin seeds.      - 1/4 tsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.        -1tsp
Mustard seeds.    -1tsp
Methi seeds.        -2/4 tsp
Dry Red chillies. -2
Curry leaves.       -1spring

Instructions:-

1). Wash the green cucumbers, peel the skin and chop into very small pieces and keep aside.

2). Wash the raw Mango, peel the skin, discard the seeds and chop the raw mango into small pieces and keep aside.

3). Grind grated Coconut along with Cumin seeds to a smooth paste. Keep aside the ground Coconut paste.

4). Broke dry Red chillies into halves and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom vessel add the chopped Cucumber pieces, Turmeric powder, Red chilly powder, Green chillies, required Salt and 1cup of water and mix well. Boil and cook the Cucumber pieces for 5 minutes on low flame. 

2). Add the chopped raw Mango pieces into the vessel.Mix well 

and cook on low flame till soft.

3). Add ground Coconut paste and little water into the vessel and mix with the cooked vegetables. Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame. 

4). Heat oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds and Methi seeds and saute well. Add broken dry Red chilly halves and Curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil. Switch off the flame.

5). Pour the above seasoning into the cucumber curry in the vessel and mix well.

6). Transfer the Cucumber Mango Curry to a serving bowl.

A tasty Cucumber Raw Mango Curry / Greeen Cucumber Curry is ready to serve with steamed rice.