Raw Mango Pachadi | Mangai Pachadi 

Mango pachadi, also known as Mangai pachadi, is a tasty traditional South Indian sweet pachadi made with raw mangoes, jaggery, and red chilli powder. It's a symphony of all flavours, including sweet, salty, spicy, and sour. This Mangai Pachadi (as it is known in Tamil) is a must-have dish at the Tamil New Year's feast. This mango pachadi is a quick and easy dish to prepare. It can be refrigerated for up to a week. It complements idli, dosa, chapati, poori, rasam rice, sambar rice, and even curd rice.Check out how to make this yummy raw mango pachadi recipe below.

Ingredients 

Raw Mango-1-2 nos

Jaggery-1/2 cup

Red chilli powder-1/2-3/4 Tsp 

Turmeric powder-1/2 Tsp 

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds-1/2 Tsp 

Curry leaves- few

Gingelly oil-2-3 Tbsps 

Recipe Video 

Method 

👉Wash and cut the mangoes into cubes or you can even grate them.

👉Heat a pan add jaggery and add 1/4 cup water to dissolve it and bring to a boil , switch off the gas and strain the jaggery to remove impurities and set aside.

👉Heat gingelly oil in a pan add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chillies and allow it to splutter.

👉Add in the chopped mangoes and sauté for 2 minutes. 

👉Add 1/2-3/4 cup water , turmeric powder, red chilli powder , required salt mix well and cook covered for 5 minutes until the mangoes are done.

👉Now add the jaggery syrup and mix well and allow the pachadi to boil for 2-4 minutes until everything is well combined.

👉Switch off the gas at slightly watery consistency as the pachadi tends to thicken over time.

👉Use a clean dry spoon while using. Stays good for a week if refrigerated.

Preparation Time-15 mins

Serves-3-4