Imagine this and let me know your thoughts-- You are walking into a Mango Crop with the trees all heavy with mangoes hanging in every branch in thick bunches! What would you do?
1. Run around and enjoy the sight!
2. Try to gobble as many as you can
3. Frantically think of all the possible dishes you can make and share them on blog of course!
4. Instead of reaching out to pluck them, you resist the urge and pose beautifully for some clicks, which naturally gets shared on your blog!
Ok if you are a food blogger, you would naturally do the 3 & 4th. The first two came to mind as an optional points. I wouldn't know for sure as its been ages since I have been doing the 3 & 4 points, that I forgot how people normally behave! Infact when we visited our BIL's farmhouse, I clicked so many pictures of the yield, they were really amused. I should remember to post them sometime soon.
Coming back to the Mangoes, Mangoes have been my most favorite fruits ever. I might say the same for Banana, Chikoos and Jackfruit. But since its a mango season, lets say these are more favorite on the menu!
I can still remember those many summers spent eating just mangoes the whole day. I like mangoes best as well you guessed right, as plain whole fruit! But what does one do when there are many of them to be consumed on a day, other than coming out with different dishes. I remember making Ice creams, Mousses, Soufflés, Cakes and what not. If there is one thing that I envy my spinster days, its this!
But yes I am planning to catch up with that too shortly. So the next time you walk into a mango farm, think of these statements and if you are planning on making different dishes, am sure this Mango Mela will come to aid.
When I wanted to enjoy the season with mangoes, I sure wanted to get ideas and ideas came pouring! We have finally confirmed that we are Mango Fanatics and this surely is a Mango Mania! We have a total of
151 entries all so very different! With
Priya Suresh contributing about 12 of them, followed by
Kavya Naimish with 8!
Relax and enjoy the Mela!
Note: Please click on the pictures to visit the participant blogger and leave your thoughts.Lets enjoy the goodness of Mangoes in all the forms one can enjoy!
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Charming Chutney!I am sure you will agree that Chutneys save us lot of headaches when we are short of ideas. With the season starting and you find yourself with loads of raw Mangoes, I am sure you will find this awesome collection very useful!
First one comes from Cham who shares her Mango Mania with us, the first one being this beautiful
Mango chutneyThen we have Indrani making us a
Tomato n Green Mango ChutneyI must say Kavya Naimish really had a fabulous mango season with so many mango dishes. this
Koru Maagai Pacchadi being one of them.
We have Kayal Arul making a
pachadi with Mango, while Shama Nagarajan shares her way of making
Mango pachadi.
Then comes Notyet100 with her version of
Aam Chutney which completes her meal!
And finally from me, the way
Mango Chutney my mom makes it!
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Then we have a bounty of mangoes in form of these
condiments which are essential for a quick and fast meal!
We have two wonderful dishes from Divya Kudua.
First one is a bright sunny
Jam with Mangoes that will be a great spread on a toast and the next one is a delicious
Aamras that makes a great dip for puris!
We then have different methods of making Aamras, first comes Indy with her version of
Aamras.
Then we have Preeti making
Aamras her way.
Not to be left out on any area, Priya Suresh churns out one
great looking AamrasNext comes a lovely
Marmalade made with Mangoes from Sudeshna.
If you want new ideas for topping your ice creams, then this
mango syrup from Notyet100 will work out fine!
If you find yourself having a big bowl of ripe mangoes all grated and not sure what to do, then Pari Vasisht has just the right recipes for you! Check out her
murabba, and
Upvasacha kairi takku.
Finally from me, two quick dishes made in Microwave,
one sweet and
one relish both served so well during times of digress!
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Lets now pickle our way to these dishes! Pickles are great dishes, they help you enjoy something over ages. And comes so handy when you run short of a chutney!
First on the list comes Jayashree with her lovely experiments with food, this time a tempting
Avakka all spicy and superb!
Then we have the duo Kavitha n Gayathri sending us a bunch of their pickled mangoes. One the
Mango Pickle , then two yummy thokkus,
one with raw mango and the other with
sweete mangoWe then have Kavya Naimish sending us some
Sweet Mango Pickle. You are keen on salt and spice, then you ought to check out the lovely
Mango Pickle that Lissie sent!
Next comes Notyet100 with pot of
Mango Pickle
On reading the dish name as
Methamba I thought it was something different but one look at the lovely picture that Preeti sent, I knew it to be a Pickle!
We then have two dishes from Saraswathi, one an
Instant Manga Urugai and the other a lovely
Manga ThokkuNext comes Shanthi krishnakumar with her version of a
Mango Thokku! I am sure we have happy with the different versions!
Then comes Shoba Shrinivasan with a tempting treat to the southies, the
MaavaduThe instant ones always works out good and you got to check out Shruthi Dinesh's version
Instant Mango PickleFinally from me, though I haven't personally made a normal uragai, this one was a great exception to rule!
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Next we have some lovely
curries and dals making our way! I love the idea of adding the raw mango pieces to the dals or the curries that we make, so these other ideas are just too good for me to try out!
We then have some delicious Kerala dishes coming our way, be it the
Mambhazha Pulissery from Dhanya
Or the killer
Maambazha Kaalan from Jayasree Satish. Who also sends in her
Maanga Curry.
Then we have a
Thuvaiyal from Usha Nandini.
Next we come to an array of dals made along with Mangoes. First comes Divya Kudua with
Mangoes cooked in Dal. Then we have Kavya Naimish blogging her version of
Mamidikaya PappuAlong with others we have Nithya sending us her
Raw Mango Dhall, which looks so pretty, of course not to miss out this
Mango dal from Shama Nagarajan!
Well I want to join the zing back with a
Maamidikaya Pappu.
Finally we have a delicious Mango Dal fry from Suneetha, my blog reader. I am giving her version as she has sent!
Mango Dal fry..
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Toor dal - 1 cup
Water - 1 1/2 cups or 2 cups
Raw mango - 1 (cut into small pieces without peeling the skin)
Onion - 1medium
turmeric - pinch
red chilli powder - 2 tbsp (add more if spicy is desired)
tamarind - little bit
For seasoning:
Mustard, cumin seeds
Curry leaves,
Red Chillies -2
garlic cloves -4 or 5
onion - few sliced thinly
oil - 3tbsp
procedure:
Clean the toor dal and soak in 1 1/2 or 2 cups of water.
add to it pieces of mango, tamarind, onion pieces, redchilli powder, turmeric
and pressure cook the dal for 4-5 whistles or till dal becomes soft.
once the pressure is done, mash the dal and keep it for seasoning.
take a vessel with 3tbsp oil and heat it,
add mustard and cumin seeds to temper,
then add thinly sliced onions, red chilies pieces, garlic cloves, curry leaves..
once the seasoning becomes brown colour add the mashed dal to it..
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One pot meals are always such delights. You can whip them in jiffy and when flavoured with mangoes they make all the more interesting!
We have three different varieties of sticky rice served with ripe mango pieces. Whether these are made sticky variety or not, you got to check them out. But the entries are so delicious, am sure you will end up making it!
Then comes a tempting
Mango Quinoa from Sadhana & Muskaan.
If you have sevais and not sure what to do, then you can check out this
Mango Sevai from me!
If you love pulihoras, then I am sure you will be noting down these variations from all these lovely bloggers!
First we have
Mamidikaya Sojji Pulihora from Kavya Naimish, followed by a colourful
Mango Rice from Laavanya Arun.
And finally from me a bowl of
Mamidikaya Annam!
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We then move to the
delicious drinks. I was really surprised seeing so many beverages made with Mangoes!
First on cards are these delicious Smoothies, one from Deepti Srivastava
blended with banana and Mangoes! and the other a plain
Mango Smoothie from Kayal Arul
Lets get shaken with these milkshakes coming from
Faiza Ali and
Anu. The other
one from me.
Then we have some lovely lassies on the offer!
One from Deepti Srivastava and the
other from me.
Next we have pannas made with mangoes. These delicious pannas are great way to enjoy the fruit! So check out the Aam Panna from
Oriya Foodie and from
Priya Suresh
Then we have an array of Aguas frescas or chilled drinks coming our way! Aguas frescas in Spanish means "fresh cold waters". And very common to make with liquefied fruits.
First on the way is a lovely green
Raw Mango Juice from Kavya Naimish, followed by a beautiful
Vasantha neer comes from Lata Raja.
Next Agua Fresca comes from
Meera, while the other
lovely one is from Mints. Thank you girls I learnt a new one here!
Then we have two lovely drinks from Priya Suresh one a
Mango N Almond Sorbet, the other a
Mango N Dates Syrup Juice.
Finally we have a punch made with
Strawberry and Mango from Rekha.
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That's all folks! We come to the end of yet another delicious feast to eyes. Stay tuned for the second part!
