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Pachadi with Green Mango
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium
Traditional 139. Pachadi with Green Mango recipe
⏱️10 minPrep
🔥15 minCook
🕒25 minTotal
🍽️4Serves
🧺 Ingredients
👩🍳 How to make Pachadi with Green Mango
- Prepare green mango (5 mins, no heat): Select firm green mango, peel, grate on fine grater. Measure 400g. Visual: should be light yellow-green, moist but not watery. Squeeze gently to remove excess liquid.
- Temper oil (1 min, high heat 180°C): Heat coconut oil, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds. Visual: seeds crackle and pop.
- Add spices (1 min, medium heat 160°C): Add dried red chilies, fry 15 seconds until darkened. Add curry leaves. Visual: chilies turn dark brown.
- Add mango (5 mins, medium heat 160°C): Add grated green mango, turmeric, salt. Stir well. Cook uncovered. Visual: mango will soften slightly, release juices, color becomes lighter.
- Add jaggery (4 mins, medium heat 160°C): Add grated jaggery, stir until dissolved. Continue cooking. Visual: jaggery melts, mixture becomes slightly glossy, balanced sweet-sour flavor develops. Taste and adjust sugar/salt balance.
- Add coconut (2 mins, low heat 130°C): Add grated coconut, stir well. Visual: coconut blends in, final color pale yellowish-green.
📖 Cultural notes
Pachadi with Green Mango provides a sharp tangy-sweet condiment that cuts through rich coconut curries in Kerala lunch. ---
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