Learn this easy to make Mango Ginger Pachadi.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Chopped mango – 1 cup
  • Sugar / jaggery – 2-3 tablespoon or to taste
  • Red chillies – 2-3
  • Ginger – 3 cms
  • Garlic chopped – 3 teaspoon (optional)
  • Neem flowers (optional)
  • Salt
PREPARATION METHOD:

To temper:

  • Oil – 1 teaspoon
  • Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon

 

  1. Boil sugar / jaggery in 1 cup of water.
  2. When dissolved, grind red chillies, ginger, garlic, using a little of that water.
  3. Add mangoes (Select a mango which is not very sour, but just medium or sligtly sour. De-skin and chop into small slices.), paste and salt.
  4. Cook till mangoes are tender and slightly mushy.
  5. Temper as given.

NOTES AND TIPS:

When you temper, after mustard seeds crackle, you may want to add a spoon full of neem flowers to the tadka. This is added especially when the pachadi is made for New Year (Ugadi / Chithirai pirapu).