Showing posts with label Maavinkayi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maavinkayi. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

DELICIOUS RAW MANGO RECIPES

 DELICIOUS RAW MANGO RECIPES 

You will remember that my last blog post was for Kairichi Thecha, made with raw mangoes!  I was happy to get messages from friends who too recalled the days of our childhood. They could relate to the love all over India for snacking on raw mangoes!! Needless to say, they liked the recipes too! 

In India, specially during the hot summers, we use mangoes- raw and ripe- to make a wide variety of yummy dishes.  Mangoes are to be found in pickles and relishes, in dals and curries, and in drinks and desserts. 

Since this is the season for mangoes, I felt it may be useful to post more recipes of dishes made with raw mangoes that we have loved in my house! 

They are easy to make, lip-smacking and well worth the effort of making them! 

1. Raw Mango Palu : an easy to make hot and sweet pickle from North Karnataka, which you will love! 

https://www.cookingwithshobana.com/2017/06/raw-mango-palu.html



2. Methamba : the name for this delicious relish from Maharashtra comes from the principal ingredients of methi (fenugreek seeds) and Amba ( mango) . https://www.cookingwithshobana.com/2021/06/methamba.html



3. Mamidikaya Menthi Pachadi: an Andhra-style pickle . https://www.cookingwithshobana.com/2019/05/mamidikaya-menthi-pachadi.html



4. Aam Ka Panna : a popular drink in North India. https://www.cookingwithshobana.com/2013/05/aam-ka-panna.html



5. Thenga Manga Pattani Sundal : an extremely, popular snack from Tamilnadu. https://www.cookingwithshobana.com/2016/05/thenga-manga-pattani-sundal.html


While all the above recipes were made with raw mangoes, in another post I shall share recipes of dishes made with ripe mangoes. Look out for this!! 

Friday, April 4, 2025

PAANAK AND KOSAMBARI FOR SRI RAMA NAVAMI

 

PAANAK AND KOSAMBARI FOR SRI RAMA NAVAMI

On April 6, we celebrate -Sri Rama Navami , an important festival for us Hindus in India. This day  celebrates the birth of Sri Rama/Shri Ram, one of our most revered deities. This year the age old festival has attained greater significance. This is because on January, 22, 2024, the idol of Shri Ram was consecrated in the famous Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.


This festival is celebrated all over India. Each region has its own traditions in celebrating the festival.

One of the items we Gowda Saraswath Brahmins traditionally make is what we call Paanak in my mother tongue, Konkani.  

Another item popular in my Home State of Karnataka is Cucumber and Dal Kosambari. 


In Karnataka, a popular dish made during this season is Maavinkayi Chitranna or Raw Mango Rice. 


Enjoy the joyous celebration of Sri Rama Navami on April 6. Jai Sri Ram !