Maanga Thokku / Maavina Kaayi Thokku

It is called "Maanga Thokku" in Tamil and "Maavina Kaayi Thokku" in Kannada. This is similar like Mango pickle but we use grated mango for this. It is prepared using green sour mangos (kairee's)This thokku usually prepared in mango season but a very tedious process because we have to grate the mango using the hand grater. I had asked my mom for this recipe. She asked me to grate the mango but me being not so cut out for grating mangos by hand was thinking of an alternative and suddenly got an idea ... i peeled & cut the mangoes and removed the seed. Then i made medium size pieces and grated / shredded them in the food processer. It was damn easy this way and i immediately called my mother and said her to do it like this from next time onwards :)). Then finally i made this awesome hot & spicy.. This is will suitable with hot plain rice with 1 tsp oil, or also good with Chapati, paratha, etc.,

Ingredients

• Sour, Raw Mangoes - 5 to 8
• Byadgi Red Chillies (dry) - 50 grms (i used Southindian chilli)
• Fenugreek seeds / Menthya - 2 tsp
• Oil - 2 cup
• Sea Salt to taste
• Jaggery grated - 2 tsp (as per taste)
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida / hing - 1/2 tsp
  

Method for Masala powder

• Dry roast the fenugreek seeds first.
• Then fry chillies.
• Make a nice powder in the mixer
  

Method

• Grate the mangoes
• Heat heavy bottom pan/wok add oil
• Add mustard seeds, hing, allow to splutter
• Add mangoes slowly. Cook the mangoes in the oil on low flame. Stirring occasionally then add jaggery stir well
• Once finely cooked. Cool it
• Add powder and heat up again on low flame. Mix properly. remove from the flame
• Add sea salt and mix well & cool it
• Cover the lid to the thokku outside(normal temp) for one or two days
• After 2 days saute well and then transfer into the glass jar, keep Refrigerate