Chettinad Mango Sweet Pachadi
This traditional Chettinad dish is packed with flavor. Sweet, salty, sour, spicy, it's all there! It's easy to make and serves well as a side dish, so enjoy it with your favorite main course!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 cups raw green mango (cubed)
- ½ cup brown sugar (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cup water
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp urad dhal
- 2 red chilies (split in half)
Instructions
- Dice raw green mango into cubes and add it to a pan.
- Next, add brown sugar and 1 cup of water to the pan. Cook for 5-10 minutes on medium flame. The mangoes should become softer.
- Then, add salt and an additional ½ cup of water (if needed to adjust the consistency of the pachadi). Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add oil to a tempering pan. Once hot, add urad dhal, mustard seeds, and red chilies.
- Once the mustard seeds start to crackle, remove the pan from the flame and pour the tempering into the pachadi. Give the pachadi a quick mix.
- Serve as a side dish with any main course of your choice.