Ingredients : Raw green mango, salt, urad dhal(1 tsp), tamarind extract/paste, whole pepper(1 tsp), dry red pepper(6), asaefoetida, mustard seeds, curry leaves.
To prepare Maankottai
:
Slice green raw mango
into vertical strips.
Retain the seed part
also.
Add salt to this,
and put it in a jar and shake the jar well.
Shake it once/twice
a day for two-three days.
Do not add water...the
salt and mango will water automatically.
After three days,
take just the mango pieces from inside the jar and dry in the sun.
In the evenings,
return the pieces to the salt in the jar.
Repeat this for a couple
of days till the salt is absorbed by the mango.
To make kuzhambu :
Put one or two pieces
of so prepared mango in water and cook well.
Grind together red pepper,
whole pepper, urad dhal, tamarind into a smooth paste.
Add this to the cooked
mango.
Add salt, asaefoetida
and let it boil really well.
Saute with mustard seeds
and curryleaves.
Mode of eating:
Mix with cooked plain
rice and serve as main course.