Mavina kayi thokku

Ingredients

Mavina kayi ( green mango)—2

Wash the mavina kayi and pat dry them completely.

Grate them,no need to peel the skin .

Salt to taste

Dry red bydagi chillies —10

Mustard seeds (sasive)—1 teaspoon

Jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)—1 teaspoon

Menthya kaalu (methi dana//fenugreek seeds)—2 teaspoon

Black pepper corns (menasu kaalu)—1 teaspoon

Roast the ingredients given for masala powder adding a teaspoon of oil on medium flame.

Roast them till menthya kaalu turns to light brown.

Do not burn them

Let it cool completely

Grind the above in a mixer grinder jar to fine powder and keet it ready.

We will be using it later.

Oil—4 tablespoon

Mustard seeds (sasive)—1 teaspoon

Jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)—1 teaspoon

Asafoetida (hing//ingu)—2 teaspoon

Turmeric powder (arisina//haldi)—1 teaspoon

Curry leaves (karibevu// kadipatta)—few

Heat oil in a kadai or pan,once’s hot enough add sasive,jeerige when it crackles add hing,karibevu and arisina.

When its done add grated mavina kayi and saute for few minutes on medium flame.

Add in ground masala powder and keep stirring continuously.

Add salt also and mix well.

Cook them under low flame until the oil oozes out from thokku.

It may take around 7 to 8 minutes.

Keep on stirring

Once done switch off the stove.

Let it cool completely.

Transfer the thokku to a glass container.

Refrigerate it for longer shelf life.