Raw Mango Chutney

Raw Mango Chutney, which is popularly known as 'Kacha Aam er Chatni' in Bengali is a sweet and tangy dish from Bengal Culinary world. Raw Mango Dessert or Green Mango Chutney tastes spicy, sour, sweet, it is a mixture of this three flavour and gives a thick and sticky consistency to the dish. Raw Mango Chutney is a famous summer special dessert in all the Bengali household. It is a speciality in the Bengali cuisines and prepared in all around the eastern part of India. This delicacy is served as the must dish menu for any occasion, be it for marriage, birthday party or any other ceremonies.

This 'Raw Mango Chutney' is a simple and quick recipe. This dessert requires a lot of sugar to balance the strong sour taste of raw mangoes, with a tempering of mustard seeds and dry red chili makes the recipe an overall zing to the taste buds. Therefore, 'Raw Mango Chutney' is based upon mainly these three basic ingredients.
Raw Mango Chutney is a special summer condiment which is compulsorily prepared to beat the heat. It is usually consumed after the meal especially in the afternoon lunchtime during a hot sunny day. It is a great way to tackle the heavy eating and also very helpful in the digestion process. It is a perfect balance of all the tastes for the whole meal course and no Bengali spread is complete without this flavoursome mixture of sweet, spicy and sour tastes.

Raw Mangoes

Raw Mango Chutney is prepared in Summers every alternate day at my home for the lunch. As the temperature soars high, it becomes quite unbearable and sort of dislike to the taste buds for the other oily dishes, so it becomes important to have some simple yet tantalising thing for the appetite. Therefore Raw Mango Chutney' is the one such recipe which comes to the rescue to our taste buds with its tanginess. Its almost a staple diet in my family and we consider this sweet dish as a wonderful way to end our meal in summer. As we Bengalis mostly consume fish or other nonveg in our meals, they are quite uneasy for a quick digestion process, that is why people in Bengal usually chew a Paan (Betel Leaf) after their meals, but for the people who don't eat Paan, 'Raw Mango Dessert' can be the best option for the scorching summers diet.

Raw Mango Chutney

Tips: Do not overcook the mangoes, as it will make the dish too much thick and slimy.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian/ Bengali

Serves: 4

Measuring Items: 1 cup = 150 ml ; Teaspoon

Ingredients:

1. Raw mango- 3
2. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
3. Dry Red Chili- 4
4. Turmeric powder- half a tsp
5. Red Chilli powder- half tsp
6. Salt- 1/2 Tsp
7. Sugar- 1 cup
8. Mustard Oil- 1/2 half

Method:

How to prepare ‘Raw Mango Chutney’ with step by step pictures and instructions-

1. Wash the raw mangoes, cut into slices. 
   
2. Heat a pan with oil in it, temper with mustard seeds and dry red chili.
3. Now add the sliced raw mangoes and saute for 2 minutes.
   
4. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and salt.
   
5. Put red chili powder, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 3 minutes.
   
6. Now add sugar and mix with the ladle until sugar dissolves.
   
7. Add half a cup of water. Cook till water boils and blends with the mangoes.
   

This is how you prepare the most simple recipe, yet the most effective one for a healthy appetite. 'Raw Mango Chutney' served in the last course of meals proves as the best solution for the heating summer afternoon aiding for digestion. Prepare this easy delicacy in less than 15 minutes and savour it at the end of the heavy meal on regular basis. It will definitely cool down the body heat and you would feel a bit lighter during the hot days.

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