Sweet Sour Mango curry

The lovely mango season is just round the corner and what better recipe can I post than that with ripe but sour mangoes which you may have bought by mistake!

Ingredients:
Sweet sour mangoes (size of your fist) : 5 or 6 ( Ripe but sour mangoes)
Jaggery : 250 gms
salt : 1/4 tsp
Green chillies : 5 nos.
Wheat flour or maida : 1 Tbsp
For seasoning:
Mustard : 1 tsp
Edible oil : 2 tsp
karbev leaves: 6 or 7
Urad dal : 1 tsp

Method:
Take a thick bottomed vessel and keep the washed mangoes in it and add water to just cover it.Place on stove, cover & cook till the mangoes are done.When cool remove the skin of the mangoes and put it back in the vessel and slightly squeeze the mangoes in the water in which the mangoes were cooked so that the juice gets mixed with water. Now add slit green chillies,jaggery and salt and bring to boil till the liquid thickens with jaggery. Next mix the wheat flour in 3 Tbsp water so that no lumps are formed.Pour this into the vessel and mix well and bring to boil stirring continuously.You can see the liquid thickening. Remove from the stove.Season with the seasoning items given above by heating oil and adding the mustard, urad dal ( let it become golden brown) and karbev leaves in that order and drop into the curry whrn hot.Stir well and serve hot with Indian any lunch.

Panha

This is a recipe for a fruit drink made out of raw mangoes ideal and cooling for the summer.
Ingredients:
Raw (sour) green mangoes : 2 no.s (Large ones peel and cube)
Sugar : 2 cups
Water : 1 cup
Ginger : 1/4 inch (cleaned and grated)
Pepper powder : 1 pinch
Salt : 1 pinch

Method:

Cook the cubed mangoes in 1 cup of water in thick bottomed vessel till soft and done. Add the sugar and boil till sugar dissolves well . Add pepper, salt and ginger shreds and let boil till the fluid thickens slightly. Remove from stove and cool. Put in a blender to blend. Store in the fridge and use like squash by adding cold water and ice before serving. If you do not like ginger you can do without it.

Some Advice!!

Hi all,

Thanks for browsing through my Blog, my little effort to do something worthwhile in the evening of my life! But here's what I would like you all to do- other than wash,clean,cook ,feed and take care of your family and home ever so lovingly.

Me being so old can't help giving ADVICE!! Try this, do something other than the usual in your life- have you tried to awaken your dormant or hidden artistic talents be it singing,dancing, sewing or even drawing and painting? Just try and see how much more fulfilled you feel. Your own family will love it and look at you in a different light , in fact appreciate you. Reserve a few hours a week for your interests and see how you feel and what you achieve, after all we live only once and on the Womens' Day I have nothing but this to say- do something../anything for yourself.

I may or may not be around , but you will surely remember me for telling you all this!
And don't forget , all good things should be passed on....

Marie Biscuit Cake-Needs no baking

Here's a simple "cake"you can make with Marie biscuits!There is no baking involved!

Ingredients:

• Marie Biscuits : 1 packet ( or 15 biscuits)
• Fresh white butter : 4 Tbsps
• Coarsely powdered roasted cashew nuts : 1 cup
• Milk : 2 to 3 Tbsps
• Powdered sugar : 1 cup
• Cocoa : 4 Tbsps
• Raisins : 1 Tbsps
  

Method :

Crush the Marie biscuits to a coarse powder. Beat sugar and butter well. Next add the milk and cocoa and mix thoroughly. Now add the crushed Marie biscuit and raisins and mix well.
Grease a rectangular baking dish, preferably made of metal and spread the mixture in it evenly.Next sprinkle the powdered cashew on top. Keep in the refrigerator freezer for a short time till it hardens then transfer to the shelf in the refrigerator. Cut into diamonds or squares and serve. Kids will love this!