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Arachukalki
With Rice
Arachu Vecha Kalakki - a Tamil raw mango and curd relish.
Raw mango, coconut and green chilli ground into curd, finished with mustard and methi seasoning.
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AMMAMMA'S NOTES.
Raw mango (kanni mango)
3-4 pieces
Coconut (grated)
1/4 cup
Green chilly
3-4
Curd
1/4 cup
Oil
2 spoon
Mustard
1 spoon
Methi
1/4 spoon
Red chilly
1
Curry leaves
few
Salt
to taste
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Grind the raw mango, coconut, and green chilly to a smooth paste in a mixie.
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Transfer the mix to a vessel and add curd.
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In a pan, add oil; when hot, add mustard, methi, and red chilly, and when it splutters, add curry leaves.
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Pour this tempering over the mango-curd mixture and mix well.
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THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS SHE'D HAVE TO CAJOLE ME TO EAT. I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND THE APPEAL BEHIND PICKED MANGOS, THEY LOOKED SLIMY AND SCARY. BUT LIKE ANYTHING SHE MADE, IT WAS ALWAYS SO WONDERFUL WHEN SHE FED ME THE FIRST BITE TO FORCE ME TO TRY IT. IT WAS ALWAYS EITHER HER OR THATHA, FEEDING ME A TINY SPOON OF A DISH THEY KNEW I DIDN'T ENJOY- JUST TO CHANGE MY MIND.
YAMINI VENKATESAN
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH, 2026