Mango Relish

 Ingredients

200 gm Mango  

100 gm Jaggery Powder

1/2 Cup Sambar Onion  

1/2 tsp Salt

3 pieces Cloves 

1 Cardamom

1 Bay Leaf 

1/2"  Cinnamon 

6 pieces Black Pepper Corns  

Sugar (if required)

 

Preparations

 

Grate or cut the mangoes into bite sized pieces and keep aside.

Start by melting the jaggery along with the water in a heavy bottomed vessel, once all the jaggery has melted add in the grated mangoes along with all the whole spices and pearl onions.

Allow the mangoes to cook through and soften, stirring occasionally over a low flame.

Once the mixture gets sticky and coagulates (forming a jam like consistency) , taste for salt and sugar and add in accordingly.

Turn off the flame and allow to cool completely before transferring into an airtight container.

Refrigerate and consume withing two weeks. It goes well with toast, roti, dosai, idli, adai and with whatever else you like.

 

 

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Ada Pradhaman

Ingredients :

 

Cooked Ada : 1 cup

 

Fresh Grated Coconut : 1.5 cups

 

Powdered Jaggery : 1 cup

 

Cardamom pdr 1/2 tsp

 

Ghee : ¼ cup

 

For Garnishing :

Cashews, raisins and coconut slices fried in ghee

 

Method :

Heat the ghee in a pan. Add and fry the cashew nuts, raisins and coconut
pieces. Set aside when the nuts turn golden brown color.

 

Soak the grated coconut in one cup of warm water for a couple of minutes. Grind the coconut until smooth. Strain and extract the thick coconut milk and set aside.

 

Repeat the same procedure using the same coconut with another cup of water.

 

Combine the second coconut milk, one cup of water and cooked ada in a deep and
heavy bottomed vessel and cook for  5 minutes.

 

Add the powdered jaggery and continue cooking till the mixture thickens.

 

Add the remaining ghee and cardamom powder to it and mix well.

 

Now add the thick coconut milk and switch off the flame. Mix well and garnish with fried nuts.

 

This delicious kheer is a specialty on Onam festival and in marriages too.

 

Note- In most shops dealing in South Indian special groceries, you can buy the a for this. It comes as dried small pieces of raw rice and coconut milk pdr.

 

 

 

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