Raw Mango Rasam ~ Desi Fusion Twist

Summer isn't good enough with out mangoes. Either be it raw mango or fully ripen mango, people enjoy eating it.

There are many types of recipes in Indian cuisine in which we use mangoes.

One such recipe is Raw Mango Rasam.

Its one my most favorite south Indian dish, and we cant pass by a week in summer with out making this delicacy.

So here I share my mom's recipe.

Serving : 4

Ingredients:

Raw mango : 1 medium sized

Onions : 1 small, chopped or sliced

Garlic pods : 4 to 5

Dry Red chilies : 6 to 7, less or more as per your taste.

Salt : As per your taste.

Turmeric powder : 1 tspn

Mustard seeds : 1/4 tspn

Cumin seeds : 1/4 tspn

Oil : 1 tblspn

Coriander powder : 1 tspn

Cumin and methi powder : 1/2 tspn

Water : 300 to 400 ml

Coriander leaves : Few chopped

Method :

Soak raw mango in water for 1 hr. This will help removing harmful pesticides from outer layer or raw mango.

Now remove water and add fresh drinking water until raw mango is fully immersed in it.
Poke mango either with fork or knife and place the utensil on a medium flame.
It takes Minimum of 15 to 20 minutes for a raw mango to become soft.
Turn off the flame and take the utensil off the stove. Transfer water into other bowl and let mango completely cools down to room temperature.

Now take a knife and gently cut mango into slices.
Add some water which we stored after boiling raw mango into the same utensil and mash the mango with your hand and remove the seed.
Make sure you get enough pulp from raw mango

Keep this a side. Now place a pan on medium flame.
Add oil. Once oil is heated up, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, mashed garlic pods, onions, curry leaves, turmeric powder, dry red chilies.
Saute well until garlic pods turns golden brown