Menaskai / Raw Mango Curry Recipe

In coastal Karnataka, India, this Raw mango curry is widely known as menaskai gojju. It is very yummy to taste. It is blended with taste of both sweet and sour. children would like it very much. It can be eaten along with plain rice as well. People of coastal areas of  Karnataka love this dish to be eaten along with Kadubu or Idli.  Green mangoes contain lots of Vitamin C and it helps in treating anemia. It helps to cure the sore throat also. It has plenty of antioxidants too. Also it has rich fiber content and it is beneficial for the people suffering from constipation. It helps in treating liver disorder and helps in the secretion of bile juice. Raw mangoes eaten along with salt and red chilli powder is lips smacking.

How To Make Raw Mango Curry Or Menaskai

The time required to prepare this curry is almost twenty to thirty minutes.

Ingredients For Raw Mango Curry / Menaskai

• Raw mangoes- 2 medium sized

• Green chilli- 1

• Red chillies(byadige chillies)- 4 to 5

• Salt- 2 tsp

• Sesame seeds(Til seeds)- 1 tsp

• Coconut scrapings- 1 cup (medium sized)

• Jaggery- 1/2 cup

• Coconut oil- 2 tbsp

• Curry leaves- 1 string

• For tadka( seasoning )- one broken red chilli, one tsp urad dal ( black gram),half tsp mustard seeds

• Coriander leaves- a few strings

• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

Method To Prepare Raw Mango Curry / Menaskai

• Peel the mango skin thoroughly.

• Dice them into medium sized cubes. Boil them by  adding half tsp of turmeric powder.

• In the mean time Take a mixer jar.

• Add coconut scrapings, broken red chillies, salt and grind it into a smooth paste along with sufficient water.

• Pour this grounded mixture into the vessel containing boiling mangoes.

• Add jaggery.

• Let it boil for few seconds.

• Now, in another pan, prepare tadka ( seasoning) for this curry.

• Add two tsp of coconut oil,urad dal ( Urad Dal), mustard seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves, broken red chilli.

• Let it splutter and transfer it to the boiling mango curry.

• Decorate with coriander leaves.

Your mango menaskai is now ready to be served.

Kitchen Masti Points

1. While preparing tadka (seasonsing) , instead of adding coconut oil, you can add any other oil but coconut oil gives the best result.
2. Instead of mangoes, the curry can be substituted with capsicum , lady's finger, pineapple or bitter gourd . 
3. Note that these vegetables should not be boiled like mangoes, but should be fried in oil.
4. Please note that in the above Mango Curry / Menaskai, I have not used tamarind because the mango itself is tangy but if you use other vegetables which I have mentioned above , then make sure that a small ball ( quantity) tamarind is essentially added while grinding.
5. However, if you want to use bitter gourd as a substitute in place of mangoes, make sure to increase the quantity of tamarind to around the size of a small lemon.

This tastes yummy as well!