Green mango chutney is a tangy, minty chutney made with raw green mangoes, mint leaves, coriander leaves, garlic, and cumin seeds.
Green mango chutney is a tangy, minty chutney made with raw green mangoes, mint leaves, coriander leaves, garlic, and cumin seeds.
Just like mint chutney, this delicious mango chutney can also make any boring meal interesting with its vibrant flavors.
What is Chutney?
Chutney is a category of side dish which can be served with almost every Indian meal. There are hundreds of different chutney recipes, chutney can be hot like momos chutney, sweet like Bengali style tomato chutney, refreshing like mint chutney or nutty like coconut chutney but they all are delicious and despite being a side dish, a chutney easily becomes the highlight of a meal.
The word chutney is derived from the Hindi word chaat which means lick and got this name because of its finger-licking goodness.
Traditionally a sil batta (grinding stone) is used to make chutneys but in today’s fast life most people use electric grinders to make chutney. However, a lot of people still keep sil batta at home to make chutney for special occasions. The flavors which come out from the simple ingredients of chutney, when ground using a sil batta cannot be compared. So if have time and could find a sil batta in your area, do invest in one.
However, if you don’t want to buy a Sil Batta, use your electric grinder like most of us do now, the chutney will still be tasty.
Green Mango/ kairi/ kaccha aam:
Though nowadays days most of the fruits and vegetables are available in the market throughout the year, in India, people prefer eating seasonal fruits and vegetables.
My mother always says that there is a reason for nature to produce something in a particular season and not others. Only what’s best to be eaten in a season gets produced during that time so we should follow nature by eating seasonal fruits and vegetables.
Like green mango (known as kaccha aam or kairi in Hindi) which grows in the initial few months of summer, has the quality to protect us from many negative impacts of high temperature and diseases related to summer.
Benefits of green mango:
- Excessive sweating during summers leads to the loss of sodium chloride and iron from the body. Green mango helps to prevent it which is a great help in case of dehydration.
- A lot of stomach related issues which are common in summers like indigestion and diarrhea can be prevented to a certain extent by consuming raw mangoes.
- Excessive heat makes you drained out and leads to drowsiness, eating green mangoes give you an energy boost.
I remember once as a kid I fell sick during summers and the doctor who was treating me prescribed some medicines and also asked my mother to give me aam panna which is an Indian drink made with raw mangoes.
That’s the reason most of the Indians add green mangoes to their diet during summers. Some of the most popular green mango recipes are green mango chutney, pickle, aam panna, raw mango dal.
So, the next time you see raw mangoes in your market, don’t miss to pick up some for your summer meals. It will not only make your meals more delicious but add health benefits too.
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How to make Green Mango Chutney?
Green Mango Chutney
Ingredients
- 2 raw mangoes
- 1.5 cups roughly chopped coriander leaves
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped mint leaves
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 2-3 green chillies
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- Salt as per taste
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Peel and deseed the raw mangoes. Cut into medium sized pieces.
- Put all the ingredients in a grinder and make a paste. Check and adjust the seasoning.
- Take out the chutney in a bowl and serve with any Indian meal or favorite snack. You can also use it as a sandwich spread or salad dressing.
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