Ambya Solla Gashi/ Sun dried Salted Raw Mango Slice Curry

Ambya solla gashi is a roasted coconut spicy masala curry made with sun dried salted raw mango slices and goes well with rice. Sun dried raw mango slice is called ambya sol in Konkani.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Ambya Solla Gashi / Sun-dried Raw Mango Slice Curry.

Sun dried salted raw mango slices.-5 slices
Tur dal.               -1/2 cup
Grated Coconut. -1 cup
Dry Red chillies. -5
Urad dal.             -1tbsp
Coriander seeds. -1tbsp
Turmeric powder.-a pinch
Salt.                     -to taste

For Sun Dried Salted Raw Mango Slices

Wash and cut raw mangoes into lengthy slices and remove the seeds. Apply required salt on chopped raw mango slices and spread them on a plastic sheet. Keep the salted raw mango slices under hot sun to dry for 4 to 5 days.Once dried completely store them in a clean and dry airtight glass bottles.

Instructions:-

1). Wash and pressure cook tur dal for 2 whistles adding 1 and 1/4 cup of water and keep aside.

2). Heat a pan and dry roast urad dal, dry red chillies, coriander seeds and grated coconut till golden brown colour and switch off the flame. Add a pinch of turmeric powder into the dry roasted ingredients. Mix well and keep aside the roasted ingredients to cool. Once cooled grind all the roasted ingredients together to a smooth paste without adding water. Keep aside the ground roasted coconut spicy masala paste.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add the salted and sun dried raw mango slices (ambya sol in Konkani), little salt and 2 cup of water. Boil and cook the sun dried salted raw mango slices till soft.

2). Add cooked tur dal along with cooked water into the cooking vessel and mix well. Boil for a minute on low flame.

3). Add ground roasted coconut spicy masala paste into the curry in the vessel and mix well. Boil the curry and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

4).Transfer the ambya solla gashi / sun dried salted raw mango slice curry to a serving bowl.

A very tasty and delicious Ambya Solla Gashi / Sun-dried Salted  Raw Mango Slice Curry is ready to serve with rice.