Ingredients

3 meduim ripe mangoes, peeled pit removed and flesh cut into 1cm/1/2in pieces

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1-11/2 tsp salt

55g/2oz jaggery or brown sugar, if needed

310g/11oz coconut, freshly grated

3-4 fresh hot green chillies, coarsley chopped

1/2 tbsp cumin seeds

290ml/1/2 pint natural yoghurt, lightly beaten

2 tbsp coconut oil or any other vegetable oil

1/2 tsp brown mustard seeds

3-4 dried hot red chillies, broken into halves

1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds

10-12 fresh curry leaves, if avaliable

Method

Put the mangoes in a meduim-sized pan. Add 250ml/9fl oz water. Cover and stew for 8-10 minutes over a meduim-low heat. Stir occasionally. Add the turmeric, cayenne pepper and salt. Stir well. (If the mangoes are not sweet enough, add the jaggery or brown sugar to make the dish sweeter.)

Meanwhile, put the coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds in to a blender. Add 250ml/9fl oz water and blend to a fine paste.

When the mangoes are cooked, mash them to a pulp. Add the coconut paste. Mix. Cover and simmer over a meduim heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture becomes thick. This should take about 10-15 minutes. Add the yoghurt and heat, stirring, until just warmed

through. Do not let the mixture come to the boil. Remove from the heat and put to one side. Check for seasoning.

Heat the oil in a small pan over a meduim-high heat. When hot, add the mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds begin to pop (a matter of a few seconds) add the chillies, fenugreek seeds and the curry leaves. Stir and fry for a few seconds until the chillies darken. Quickly add the contents of the small pan to the mangoes. Stir to mix.

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