MUMBAI GETS INTO A MANGO MOOD!
Everyone has their own way of eating a mango. Some
like it in their ice cream, others as a topping on their dessert, in a tangy
pickle or just chopped up in a salsa. But nothing beats just peeling off the
skin of the sweet, ripe fruit and tucking into it. There are several varieties
in the market now, from the sourish totapuri to the
large rajapuri and the smaller kesar. But it
is the Alphonso that stakes claim for the best of them all with the best fruit
having arrived from coastal Devgad and Ratnagiri. In keeping with the season,
we’ve got some fun and delicious recipes to get you into a culinary mood with
the fruit.
RECIPES TO TRY
GUDUMBA
Sweet-sour gudumba preserve goes
perfectly with any meal. Food blogger Rida Khan shares her recipe…
INGREDIENTS
Roasted semolina – 1 cup Raw mango thin slices – 2
Jaggery – 1 cup Cardamom – 2 Water – 1 ½ cup Clarified butter (ghee) – 2 tbsp
METHOD
Heat ghee and add cardamom to it and fry the raw
mangoes slices in it for two minutes. Add semolina and mix. Now, add water,
jaggery and cook on a slow flame. Remove and garnish fried raw mangoes strips.
It can be refrigerated.
AMBYACHO KHAAR
During the summer, raw mangoes are spun into this
sweet-tart side dish in Kokani Muslim kitchens. Says food blogger Saher
Khanzada, “In villages, whole raw mangoes would be slow roasted by placing them
among embers till they were cooked. However, in cities a convenient and quick
option to explore is to pressure cook the raw mangoes. This dish can also be
prepared with residual raw mango cores remaining after the mangoes have been
chopped for pickles.”
INGREDIENTS
Whole raw mangoes (medium-sized) – 2 Water – 3 cups
Grated jaggery – cup Salt – ¼ tsp Green chilli – 1
METHOD
Pressure cook (without whistle) the whole mangoes
with water for about 10-15 minutes. Put off the stove and immediately collect
the remaining water in a bowl. Add grated jaggery to this hot water and mix.
Peel and mash the boiled mangoes in this jaggery
water till a smooth consistency liquid is obtained. Add salt to it gradually
and keep tasting as you add to adjust the seasoning to suit your palate. Cool
to room temperature. Crush the green chilli into this liquid just before
serving. Relish with a piping hot meal of dal-rice and fish fry.\
CRUNCHY MANGO SALAD
Food blogger Jai Kumar Puri suggests this refreshing
salad. It’s made from red coral lettuce and rocket leaves, topped with fresh
mangoes and oranges, tossed in a delicious homemade honey lemon and pepper
dressing, and finished with pistachios. The salad can be paired with a variety
of fruits such as pomegranate, apples and peaches.
INGREDIENTS
Rocket (arugula) – 1 bowl Red coral lettuce (chopped)
– 2 bowls Mango (diced) – 1 Orange (peeled and thinly sliced) – 1 Pistachios –
a handful
FOR THE DRESSING
Extra-virgin olive oil – 1 tbsp Juice of 1 lime Honey
– 1 tsp Ground black pepper – ½ tsp
METHOD
Mix the ingredients and drizzle the dressing over it.
Mix and sprinkle pistachios on top.
KERI KANDA MA GOSHT
Mahrukh Mogrelia shows how to make it
INGREDIENTS
Mutton with bones – 1 kilo Alphonso mangoes, peeled,
whole – 7 Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp Green chilli-garlic paste –1 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder – 1tbsp Sambhar masala – 1tbsp Curry powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Sugar – 1tsp Cinnamon, 5 cardamoms Salt – as per taste.
FOR GRAVY:
Caramelised onion, birasta – ½ cup Small onions,
peeled and kept whole – ½ kilo
METHOD
Heat the oil in a pan, add whole spices, both pastes
and mutton with onions. Roast the mutton and add dry masalas. Brown the onions.
Keep on slow fame, add warm water and simmer for 15 minutes. Shift to a
pressure cooker and keep the mangoes on top. Cook the mutton (approximately 15
minutes more in cooker). Let it cool. First remove the mangoes, simmering gravy
on fire if not thick. Assemble and serve hot with chappatis.
MANGO HUMMUS
Got guests coming over?
Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji suggests a dip prepared with mashed and creamy chickpeas
blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic, with alphonso
mangoes. Here is her recipe...
INGREDIENTS
Chickpeas, soaked and
cooked – 325 g Alphonso mango puree, fresh – 2 tbsp Garlic, crushed – 4 cloves
Paprika – 1/4 tsp Lemon juice – 1 tsp Extra virgin olive oil – 2 tbsp or as
desired Tahini – 1/4 cup Water, reserved – 1/4 cup Salt – to taste
FOR THE GARNISH/SPRINKLING
Alphonso mango, fresh,
cubed – 1/2 tbsp.
Paprika – a pinch Red
chilli flakes – ½ tsp Green pumpkin seeds, lightly toasted – 2 tsp Muskmelon
seeds, lightly toasted – 2 tsp Black peppercorns, crushed – 1/2 tsp Black
sesame seeds – 1/4 tsp
FOR THE DRIZZLING
Extra virgin olive oil for
drizzling – 1 tbsp
METHOD
Blend the ingredients and
chill, covered with a cling wrap for an hour before serving. Garnish with
paprika, red chilli flakes, pepitas, muskmelon seeds, crushed peppercorn, black
sesame seeds and cubed mango, with olive oil. Serve the dip with lavash.
Tip: Reserve the water in which the chickpeas were boiled and use it for
blending the ingredients.
PANI NU ACHAAR
Here’s a pickle minus the
usual oil and masala, which makes it apt for the summer. Food expert Perzen
Patel shares a recipe to try…
INGREDIENTS
Solid green mangoes – 1
kilo Salt – 2 to 3 tbsp Whole dry red chillies – 8 to 10 Green chillies, whole
– 3 to 4 Alum – a piece
METHOD
Wash the mangoes, cut and
drop them into a jar. Add salt, whole red and green chillies and a small piece
of alum to keep the fruit fresh. Leave outside for two days and then add water
and ice cubes. Store it in the fridge. Remove the alum once it is ready.
DESSERTS
QUICK-FIXES
MANGO STICKY RICE
For your next party, try Thai mango sticky rice,
which consists of glutinous rice and mangoes. To prepare it, soak the rice for
a few hours and steam it. Cook coconut milk, sugar and salt on a low flame.
Pour this over the warm rice. Stir in coconut cream and top with mango pieces.
MANGO-COCONUT POPSICLES
Blend mango chunks and spoon the puree into popsicle
moulds. Freeze. In a bowl, combine coconut milk with sugar, and water. Remove
the moulds and add the coconut milk puree to them. Freeze.
INDIAN MENU
MANGO THANDAI
Corporate chef Maharaj Jodharam Choudhary shows how
to make this Indian dessert
INGREDIENTS
Aamras – 200
g Thandai syrup – 150 ml Milk – 1 litre Sugar – 150 g Almonds
– 10 g Pistachios – 10 g; Kesar – 2 mg
METHOD
Boil the milk and keep aside then place it in the
refrigerator. Remove and add sugar and the rest of the ingredients, and stir
well. Garnish with saffron. Serve chilled.
KACHCHE AAM KI CHUTNEY
Raw mango or kachcha aam is a
delightful fixture in most Indian kitchens during the hot months. Says food
blogger Rachna Parmar, “This simple raw mango chutney is tangy, spicy and
delicious. It’s also very easy to make.”
INGREDIENTS
Raw mango – 1 Green chillies – 3 Coriander leaves – 1
cup Mint leaves – ½ cup Garlic (optional) – 3 to 4 cloves Salt (or black salt)
– 1 tsp Sugar – a pinch
METHOD
Peel the raw mango and chop it into cubes. Chop coriander
leaves, mint leaves and chillies. Blend it with a tsp of water. Taste and
adjust the salt if needed.
MANGO LEMONADE
INGREDIENTS
Alphonso mango, diced – 1 medium size Juice of 1
lemon Mint, crushed coarsely – few leaves Sugar syrup – as per taste Crushed
ice – 1/2 cup Cold water
METHOD
Blend the mango and sieve the pulp through a
strainer. Pour it in a glass, add lemon juice, mint leaves and sugar syrup. Add
crushed ice and cold water and serve chilled.
Ismat.Tahseen@timesgroup.com
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