Mango Thokku | Mango Thokku Recipe

Mango thokku is a easy recipe . It is handy for travelling. We can make this thokku in 15 to 20 minutes. Kallamai mango (kizhi mooku) is good for this thokku. It is go well with curd rice and parathas too. You can make this thokku before the mango season ends and enjoy the taste.

Ingredients:

• Raw mango grated – 2 cup
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Chilli powder – 3 tsp
• Salt – 2 tsp
• Mustard – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
• Fenugreek – ½ tsp
• Gingelly oil – 4 tblsp
• Jaggery – 1 tsp (optional)

Method:

Dry roast fenugreek and powder it in the pestle and mortar.
Peel the raw mango and grate in the grater. Heat oil in a frying pan and add mustard and asafoetida.
When they crackle add grated mango and sauté for a few minutes. Then add chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and stir well.
Finally add fenugreek powder and a spoon of jaggery and mix thoroughly.
Low the flame and cook till the oil oozes out and the thokku reaches the halwa stage.

Note:
If you feel hard to grate, you can cut the mango and put it in the mixie and grind coarsely.
You can refrigerate the thokku and use for a week or two.
Serve with curd rice, chapati and parathas.