Mango Thokku

This is one of my favorite dishes. It's essentially a side dish for curd rice but I love to just mix this with rice and eat just like any thogayal :). It's very simple and easy to make yet tastes very delicious. Growing up I used to make excuses and eat small portions of other courses so that I can eat more thokku ;). After seeing the indian store filled with mangoes I was so excited that I decided to get a mango and try this out :). It really did come out very well and here's the recipe

Ingredients:

1. 1 medium sized green mango
2. 2 tsp fenugreek powder
3. 1 tsp of mustard
4. 2-3 tsp red chilli powder
5. 2 tsp salt (use more depending on the sourness of the mango)
6. a pinch of asafoetida
7. 2-3 tbsp oil
8. a pinch of turmeric powder

Directions:

1. First peel the skin off the mango and grate it.
2. Now in a pan, add oil and mustard and start heating, once the mustards start cracking add asafoetida and the fenugreek powder
3. Now add the grated mango and continue to cook on very low heat. Keep stirring every now and then and add extra oil if you notice the mangoes are dry and stick to the bottom of the vessel.
4. Once the mangoes are starting to cook add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Stir well to mix the stuff and continue cooking on low heat.
5. When you notice the oil spreading out of the mango the thokku is ready.

Note:

1. You should never add water to cook the thokku. The mango as such has enough moisture/juice that'll aid the cooking process.