Raw mango gotsu

Ingredients:

1. Raw mango - 1
2. Asafoetida - 2 pinches
3. Green chillies - 2
4. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
5. Salt - to taste
6. Jaggery - 1 tbsp
7. Oil and mustard seeds - for seasoning

Preparation:

• Select mango which is sweet and sour in nature
• Scrape outer skin and slice into think, broad pieces
• Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard, slit green chillies and then mango pieces
• Fry for a minute, add enough water to cover the pieces
• Mix salt, turmeric and jaggery to the mixture
• Cook till mango becomes soft and mix becomes thick

Variation:

Omit green chillies in above. Grind 3 red chillies, grated fresh coconut - 2tbsp, chutney gram - 1tbsp, coriander seeds - 1 tsp, cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp to smooth paste. Add when mangoes are cooked till soft. Boil for one or two minutes and remove from fire.