It is mango season and it is a mega time for the mango lovers. This vella pachadi out of mango will be made on Tamil New year day to bring out the sour and sweet taste in lunch. People who love this will be really crazy of this dish. This time when I went to Chettinad, I tasted this almost everyday since this was prepared in my periamma’s house or in our house each day. Here I want to mention about the houses in Chettinad for the knowledge of others. Houses there will be very big running to the whole of a street .My home especially in Kanadukathan is very big. The front side of the house is one street and the backside another street .Those who are interested in seeing chettinad houses can have a view of my home by clicking this link http://chettinadumansion.com/. Part of the house is converted into a heritage home and is taken care of or rather managed by my father and brother. Coming back to vella pachadi, when we go home for holidays to chettinad it will be real treat, since we will have lot of items during lunch, dinner or breakfast. The houses will be big and will be shared by grandfathers brothers and hence so by dads brothers too. Each family will have a kitchen and whenever anybody living outside from anyone of the family comes to the house all will get excited and will try to prepare something special. So food will be shared between all kitchens and all will have lot of items. But now a days people living in Chettinad are few and hence in our house too we have only my dad’s elder brothers family there. I have already mentioned about my periamma  living there almost 78 years, but still very active cooking her own food since all her children are outside. She is very good in cooking like my mom and now she is very enthusiastic in sharing her rare recipes with me .she is very happy that my blog is very useful for her grand daughters.

                                This vella pachadi will be loved by those who like sweet taste with rice. To be frank, none in my family is a big fan of this and that is why I did not blog this recipe though requested by many readers. My mom prepared this especially for blogging and showed me how to cook this.

Ingredients

Mango -1  (peel off the skin and make it into thin slices)

Jaggerry-100 to 150 gms (according to taste)

Pasi paruppu -4 table spoons (roast a little before cooking the dhal)

Green chili-1or2

Turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon

For seasoning

Mustard seed-1 teaspoon

Curry leaf-little

Red chili-1

Procedure

Pressure cook the dhal and keep aside.

 Pressure cook the mango pieces adding half cup water (use the minimum water needed  ) along with the green chili, little salt and turmeric powder.

Remember the dish is sweet so don’t use too much salt.

Pressure cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Open the cooker. Add the cooked dhal also.

Now add the jaggerry checking in between for correct sweet taste

Cook for 3 to 4 minutes smashing everything together with a ladle.

Finally season the pachadi with the items given in ‘to season’

The question in everybody’s mind now is why can’t we cook the dhal and mango together. I will tell you the reason. Roasted dhal itsef will take little long time to cook. Next point is that dhal will not get cooked fast  with anything sour.