Pacha Manga Pulissery / Raw Mango Curry

 Pacha manga pulissery is a Kerala style very easy to make coconut based raw mango curry without adding curd. Pacha mango pulissery goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Pacha Manga Pulissery.

Ingredients:-

Raw Mango (sour).-1 medium
Green chilly.           -2
Turmeric powder.   -1/4 tsp
Salt.                         -to taste
Water.                      -as required

For grinding Coconut Paste:-

Grated coconut.-1/2 cup
Cumin seeds.    -1tsp
Garlic.               -2
Curry leaves.     -few

For Seasoning :-

Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Dry red chillies.-2
Methi seeds.     -12 seeds only
Coconut oil.      -2 tsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash raw mango and remove the outer skin and chop it into medium thick cubes.Half slit green chillies.

2). Grind grated coconut along with cumin seeds, garlic and few curry leaves to a fine paste adding 1/2 cup of water. Keep aside the ground coconut paste.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add chopped raw mango pieces. Add half slit green chillies, turmeric powder, required salt and 1/2 cup of water into the vessel and mix well with a ladle. Cover and cook raw mango pieces till soft. Mash few cooked raw mango pieces using back of the ladle.

2). Add ground coconut paste into the vessel. Add 1/4 cup of water into the vessel and mix well.

3). Stir the ground coconut paste with cooked mango pieces for 2 minutes using a ladle on low flame till the raw smell of the ground paste goes out.Once boiling bubbles starts to appear switch off the flame.

4). Heat coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning. Splutter mustard seeds and few methi seeds. Add dry red chillies into the pan and saute well in oil for a second and switch off the flame.

5). Pour the mustard seasoning into the raw mango curry and mix well.Transfer the curry to a serving bowl.

Very tasty Pacha Manga Pulissery / Raw Mango Curry is ready to serve with rice.