Mango season hits finale, here are some recipes for you to try

The season of the king of fruits mangoes is about to conclude.

Published: 03rd June 2023 11:22 AM | Last Updated: 03rd June 2023 11:22 AM | A+A A-

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KOCHI: The season of the king of fruits mangoes is about to conclude. However, we can never get enough of it. From mango milkshakes and ice-creams to salads and chilled chopped-up fruit, there is more than one way to enjoy the fruit. Raw mangoes also make for an easy snack and tangy juice options. Alongside mangoes, the lesser-favoured fruit, jackfruit also finds its prized place in the market. Here are some recipes to enjoy these fruits in different avatars before the season is over

Mango Gazpachoby Aarthi Palaniappan

IngredientsMango: 3/4 cupCucumber (medium): 1Red chilli: 1Red bell pepper (medium): 1/2Small onion: 2Tomato (medium): 1/2Garlic: 1 or 2 podsLime juice: 2 tsp or as requiredCoriander leaves: A handfulSalt & pepper: to taste

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Stuffed Mango Kulfi by Harshita Sundharan

IngredientsMilk: 2-3 cupsSugar: 1/3 cupMango: 1-2Pistachio: 4-5Kesar strands: 4-5

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Jackfruit Jamby Bindu Vasudevan

IngredientsWhole jackfruit: 3 kgJaggery: 1/4 kg (jackfruit to jaggery ratio: 3 kg : 1/4kg)Ghee: 4-5 tbsp

Method

TIPS: Keep stirring your jam during the entire process

This jam can be served with bread, and can be a base for jackfruit payasam and ada

Can last over a year if stored properly in a refrigerator.

Koovalaiputt (Steamed Rice and Jackfruit)By Smitha Kuttayya Boppanda (@Global Theeni)

This is a typical dish in a Kodava (Coorgi) farmer's house. This can be peeled out and eaten as it is or toasted in ghee and had as a snack.

IngredientsThick jackfruit pulp: 1 cupBroken rice (rice rava): 1/4 cupThin pieces of coconut: 2 tbspSalt to taste (a pinch)Water: 2 tbspBanana leaves softened and cut into rectangles

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Refreshing Raw Mango Summer Drinkby Kavitha Ravichandran

Ingredients Raw mango: 1 Sugar/jaggery: 1/4 cup Salt: 1/2 tspCumin powder: 1 tspChaat masala: a pinchMint leaves: 3Ice cubes: 3Water: 1 cup

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Mango Sansav by Smita Kokum

Goan sansav curry with baby mangoes is a mustard and coconut-based summer preparation.

For the masalaMustard seeds: 1 tbspDry Kashmiri chillies: 4Grated coconut: 1/2 cupBlack peppercons: 6Methi seeds: 6Turmeric powder: 1/2 tspOther ingredientsCoconut oil: 1 tbspHing (Asafoetida): a pinch Mustard seeds: 1/2 tspCurry leaves: 6 Small semi ripe mangoes (Senthuram is suitable): 6-8Tamarind (soak in 1/4 cup warm water): 1 small marble-sized Jaggery: 1 tbsp, Salt

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Khatta Meetha Mango Recipeby Muskan Agarwal

IngredientsAlphonso mango: 1 cupFresh cream: 3 tbspMilk: 2 tspSugar: 2 tbspRed chilli powder: 1/2 tspWater: 2 tbspLemon juice: 2 tbspPink salt: 2 tsp

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