Maavina Hannu Gojju is the mango curry made using the mini mangoes called ‘Sakkare guthi’ . This is usually one of the last variety of the mango season. Its called ‘Sakkare guthi’ in kannada, which means ‘Bundle of Sugar’. These are small mangoes which are more fibrous than pulpy when compare to other varieties of Mangoes. You can hold almost 5 to 6 of them in your hands. They are sweet with just a hint of tang. Maavina Hannu Gojju is a spicy, tangy and sweet mango curry. Just thinking about this dish makes me salivate. This mango curry is best served with hot rice and ghee. Do try this Maavina Hannu gojju before the mangoes go out of season.
The other favourites of this season are Aam Panna, Mambazha Pulisery, Paluvu, Seekarne.
Ingredients
6 nos – Small mangoes
5/6 nos – Green Chillies,slit
1 tsp – Mustard seeds
1 tsp – Fenugreek seeds
10 nos – Curry leaves
1 tbsp – Oil
Salt to taste
1 tbsp – Lemon juice (optional)
1 tsp – Sugar
1 Tbsp – Wheat flour
Method
Peel the mangoes.
In a pan place oil. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and let them crackle. Add curry leaves and green chillies and saute for a minute.
To this add the peeled mangoes and saute till it starts turning gold on some parts .
To this add 2 cups of water, salt and cover it. Let it boil.
Finally when you see that the mangoes are well cooked and the water is almost evaporated, add one more cup of water.
In a small bowl mix wheat flour and 1/2 cup water and mix it well so that there are no lumps at all. Pour this roux (wheat mixture) to the mango curry and constantly keep stirring. The wheat roux will help thicken the curry.
At the end of it you should be left with nice thick sauce.
Depending on the tanginess of the mangoes, add the lemon juice.
Add sugar and check for salt.
Serve it with hot rice and ghee .
- 6 nos - Small mangoes
- ⅚ nos - Green Chillies,slit
- 1 tsp - Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp - Fenugreek seeds
- 10 nos - Curry leaves
- 1 tbsp - Oil
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp - Lemon juice (optional)
- 1 tsp - Sugar
- 1 Tbsp - Wheat flour
- Peel the mangoes.
- In a pan place oil. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and let them crackle. Add curry leaves and green chillies and saute for a minute.
- To this add the peeled mangoes and saute till it starts turning gold on some parts .
- To this add 2 cups of water, salt and cover it. Let it boil.
- Finally when you see that the mangoes are well cooked and the water is almost evaporated, add one more cup of water.
- In a small bowl mix wheat flour and ½ cup water and mix it well so that there are no lumps at all. Pour this roux (wheat mixture) to the mango curry and constantly keep stirring. The wheat roux will help thicken the curry.
- At the end of it you should be left with nice thick sauce.
- Depending on the tanginess of the mangoes, add the lemon juice.
- Add sugar and check for salt.
- Serve it with hot rice and ghee .
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