Ingredients

• 1 - mango (not too ripe, with a hint of sweetness )
• 2 tsps - fenugreek seeds (vendhayam)
• 6-7 - dry red chillies (veththamolagai)
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds (kadugu)
• 1 stem - curry leaves (karugapilai)
• 1 tsp - red gram dal (kadalai paruppu)
• 1 cup - grated coconut
• 1-2 tsp - salt
• 3 cups - fresh curd
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder

How to Make Maampazha Kootu

• Fry the fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and red chillies in one tsp oil.
• Turn off the flame and add the coconut to the mixture but don't fry the coconut.
• Let the mixture cool off for 5 minutes and then grind them into a fine paste.
• In a kadai, sputter mustard in 1 tsp oil, add some curry leaves and red gram dal.
• Add the mangoes to the oil after cutting it into finger-sized pieces.
• Close the lid and fry it for 5-10 minutes.
• Add the ground paste to the mango and mix well.
• Add 1-2 tsp salt and the turmeric powder to it.
• Add curd to the mixture and wait for it to simmer once.
• Don't let it simmer more than 5 minutes.