Mango Curry (Mampazha Pulissery)

Mampazha pulissery is the most important curry we prepare for Vishu(New year as per Hindu calender). Vishu sadhya is incomplete without this curry.

Ingredients:
Ripe Mango - cut into 1 inch cubes - 1 cup,
Beaten Yoghurt - 1 1/2 cups,
Pepper -  1/2 tsp crushed,
Salt - 1.5 tsp,
Chilly powder - 1 tsp,
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp,
Jaggery crushed or sugar - 2 tsp.

Masala to grind:
Coconut - 1/2 cup,
Green chilly - 1no.,
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp,
Seasoning:
Oil - 1 tbsp,
Mustard - 1 tsp, 
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp,
Dry red chilly - 2 nos,
Curry leaves - 1 sprig.

Method:
1. Take mangoes in a thick bottom vessel, pour water till the mangoes are immersed. Cook along with pepper, salt and turmeric in medium flame till done.
2. Grind the masala ingredients into thick fine paste adding little water
3. Add the masala paste, chilly powder, jaggery  to the curry and simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust chilly powder according to your taste and jaggery according to the sweetness of mango.
4. Add beaten yoghurt to the curry and switch off flame before it comes to boil.
5. Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard and fenugreek, when it splutters add red chilly and curry leaves.
6. Pour the seasoning to the curry and serve hot with rice.