Mango curry (Mamidikaya koora)

Ingredients:
med sized mangos- 2
dry or fresh coconut- 3tsps
dry red chillies- 4
a tiny piece of ginger
cumin(jeera) and coriander seeds(dania) - 1 tsp each
few curry leaves
cilantro and salt
Jagger/ sugar- 1/4th tsp(optional)

Procedure:
Grind the ingredients labeled from two through five with some water.
Wash and peel the mangos in to half inch cubes as shown above.
Take a skillet and do the tadka ( 4tsps oil, few mustard seeds, 1 tsp chana dal, 1/2 tsp urad dal, 1 dry red chillie, few curry leaves and a pinch of hing)
Now add the cubed mangoes with half a teaspoon of salt, half cup of water and let the mango cook for few minutes.
When the mango is about seventy percent cooked through add the ground mixture, salt and one cup of water. Let it simmer for another ten minutes till everything comes together.
At the end taste and reseason accordingly with some chopped cilantro on the top.
Serve this sweet and tangy mango curry with chapathi.
Note: Depending upon the type of mango you get, it can be either sweet, sour or just perfect. If its little sour, add some jaggery/ sugar. If its too sweet, add some tamarind juice to it.
The mango i used was neither too sweet nor sour. So i omitted both tamarind and jaggery

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