Mambazha Pulissery / Mango Pulissery

There are 2-3 Mango trees back home but a particular tree yields a lot of Mangoes.Umma says it has given a lot of raw mangoes for curries and pickles and also delicious ripe mangoes.Whenever there is plenty she gives it to our neighbours and relatives,that is every one gets these mangoes to taste every year but hardly I get to taste them.It is really hard to send it through someone because of the weight problems,and only very close relatives might take the trouble,also my Dad doesn't like troubling others with such loads.But as he comes during those six months gap (which now has turned to one year) Ummi sends whatever she could get which would be mostly raw.It's not that we don't get Mangoes here,actually we get a lot of varieties from different countries along with Indian Mangoes but something from our own garden means it elevates the love and taste somehow :)

I have already mentioned my umma's love for plants in some of my previous posts.This particular tree I mentioned was grown from one of the seeds thrown away during a function at our home long back(after making Mango juice for the guests)-just a few months after we started staying in our new house back home.We had already purchased new mango saplings from nurseries and had planted those,which was guaranteed to grow within two years time and to bear loads of Mangoes but nothing happened as such ,it took more than 2-3 years to grow with very little fruits and that too in alternative years.But this tree grew strong and high within 3 years and from then on each Mango season we are always getting Mangoes till date Alhamdulillah ...I am mentioning it here because at the growing stage of this plant someone or the other would just pull it out with it's roots saying,''Ooh this won't grow,it will take years ,it won't bear much fruits"etc..

Ingredients
Mango   1 ripe,cut into cubes
Turmeric powder   1/4 tsp
Green Chillies   2 slit
Salt  1/2 tsp
Water   1/2 cup
Yogurt  1 cup
Fenugreek seeds (dry roast and powdered)    a generous pinch 

To Grind

Coconut   3/4 cup
Water  1/4 cup
Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
Shallots  2 (optional)
To Temper
Oil  2 tsp
Mustard seeds   1/2 tsp
Curry leaves  a few
Dry red Chillies  2
Method Of Cooking
-Grind the Coconut along with cumin seeds,shallots and water into a smooth paste.
-Cook the Mango pieces along with water,turmeric powder,green chillies and salt till soft.
-Add the coconut paste to the cooked mango pieces and mix well.Let it boil for sometime.
-Now keep the flame very low and add the whisked yogurt.Mix everything very well,check the salt and add if needed.
-Add the Fenugreek seeds powder and switch off the flame before boiling.
-Now heat a pan ,add oil and splutter mustard seeds,then add the dry chillies and the curry leaves.
-Now pour the whole thing into the Mango Pulissery and keep covered till the time of serving.