Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Simple and Tasty Summer Treat

Before the June showers arrive, I must tell you of a certain dish, rather a treat, that Amma accidentally created.
What happened was that a bowl of fresh home-grown pomegranate seeds fell into a box of mango (or mangaa)
curry which is a simple mix of freshly chopped raw mango seasoned with mustard and fenugreek seeds, salt, red chili powder
and a dash of turmeric for that warm yellow glow; tender curry leaves may also be added to make the mix even more enticing.
Mangaa curry is excellent with curd rice on a hot summer afternoon and can even be eaten plain.

It may sound weird but pom seeds in mangaa curry is a dish that has the ability to satisfy all of one's taste buds, atleast mine.

You can have it as a fresh summer salad sans the curry leaves, in case of which the ratio of pom seeds to mango should be 2:1,
or you can have it as a mildly sweet pickle by throwing in a fistful of pom seeds (preferably light pink to very sweet dark maroon
so that the sweetness does not shadow the tickling flavours of raw mango) to the mangaa curry.

Try this exotic, tropical, summery mix and tell me what you think of it!

P.S: If any of you can think of a nice name for this dish, please send it in for a family vote via gmail.

1 comment:

Vijaya said...

Kudos for keeping your word! Refreshing post!

We have a constant supply of pomes this year and Fluffy seems to enjoy this more with curd-rice! See- except for the birds and squirrels and yours truly, there is no competition until June 1st.
:)