Mango puliserry

One of the traditional curry dishes in Kerala is ripe mango pulissery. It is a side dish with minimum requirements which our grand mothers made in olden days. Mangoes are very easily available in the backyard of every houses in Kerala. The dish is very sweet one. This is also a common dish in Kerala sadhya . The sweetness of ripe mangoes and sourness of curd gives this puliserry a unique taste. 

Ingredients

1 cup ripe mango cut into small cubes

1 tsp chili powder

pinch Turmeric

Salt to taste

2 cups Plain Yogurt

1/2 cup Grated coconut

1/4 tsp Cumin seeds

Salt to taste

Tempering : -

1 tbsp Small onion chopped

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds

2 nos Dried red chillies

Curry leaves

Method

Grind grated coconut with cumin seeds , turmeric and salt to a fine paste.

Whisk Yogurt without adding water until it is smooth.

Cook ripe mango pieces with chilli powder and turmeric with a cup of water till it is tender.

Switch off the flame , let it stand for 2-3 minutes and then add Coconut paste

Bring to boil and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.

In a very low heat add the yogurt and stir continuously and let heat through for a minute or two.( make sure the heat is low so that it wont curdle). Remove from heat.

Heat oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds . When they pop up add fenugreek seeds and fry for 20 seconds . Add dried red chillies , chopped shallots and curry leaves and fry it for a minute or two. 

Pour over pulissery and serve.