Mango Raita With Fresh Ginger Recipes

MANGO RAITA RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the mango pulp to thick yogurt. Whisk them together till the yogurt is smooth and creamy.
• Do a taste test and add sugar as needed. Add salt and mix well.
• Add the mangoes to the yogurt and mix well.
• In a small pan kept over medium heat, add oil.
• When the oil is hot, add mustard and cumin seeds. When they start to splutter, add 5-6 curry leaves and two dried red chilies. Let it fry for about 10 seconds. Remove from heat and add the tempering to this mango raita.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate for later use.

MANGO RAITA

Steps:

• In a bowl, take 2 cups yogurt (dahi or curd) and 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Mix with a wired whisk or with a spoon till the sugar dissolves.
• The yogurt should look smooth and creamy.
• Then add the chopped mangoes.
• Gently stir the mangoes in the yogurt.
• Heat 1 tablespoon ghee or oil in a small frying pan. Add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds.
• Fry the mustard seeds till they crackle.
• Add 2 dried red chilies and ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds.
• Fry them till dried red chilies change color
• Pour this spiced tadka on the yogurt mixture.
• Stir and mix well.
• If you do not like the mustard seeds or fenugreek seeds to be seen in the Mango Raita, then strain the ghee and discard the seeds. Stir the ghee into the raita mixture.
• Garnish the Mango Raita with coriander leaves.
• For the garnish, you can also use diced mangoes and top it in the center of the Mango Raita as I have done.
• Serve the Mango Raita chilled or at room temperature.

GINGERED MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

MANGO MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Begin by zesting the limes. Pour the coarse sugar over the lime zest and toss with your fingers to combine. Set aside.
• Throw the mango chunks into a blender. Top off the blender with ice. Pour in the tequila and triple sec. Add the granulated sugar and squeeze in the juice of the limes. Blend until completely smooth, adding more ice if necessary to get the consistency you want. Use a piece of one of the limes to moisten the rims of the glasses. Dip the rims in the lime sugar. Pour the drinks and serve immediately.

MANGO RAITA

Steps:

• Toss all ingredients in medium bowl to combine. (Raita can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

MANGO RAITA WITH FRESH GINGER

Steps:

• 1. Cut or peel off the skin of the mangoes, then cut around the seed to make 2 cheeks of the flesh. Cut this fruit and the other fruit left near the seed into 1/2-inch pieces. Place three-quarters of the pieces in a shallow serving dish. Coarsely mash the remaining quarter with a fork to make a textured, chunky sauce, and set the sauce aside.2. To the mango chunks, add the yogurt, ginger, lemon juice, green chili pepper, salt, and black pepper, and mix gently. Drizzle the mango sauce on top and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.