Ugadi wishes ...

Wish you a very happy and prosperous year ahead, greetings of Ugadi to you and your family!

It is a festival time in every region. Bengalis will celebrate their new year tomorrow which is popularly known as poyla Baisakh (poyla means pahla i.e first) Thanks for your wishes and wishing all the members a very happy beginning. 

Happy and prosperous Ugadi to you and all. Belated because internet services were suspended in our area for last 36 hours. Thanks to forces which are trying to destroy this country.

Wish you all and your family for a prosperous year ahead. Happy Ugadi to all of you. I am from Karnataka and we celebrated it on 18th March itself.

In Bangalore Ugadi was celebrated in March. But yes it was Tamilian New year and also auspicious day for many parts of India. I heard my friends wishing each other Happy Vishu..

It is also time of Bengali New Year and Bihu..

In Bihar and Jharkhand they celebrate "Saatwaain"....they eat Sattu( stuffing in the bihari deleicacy Litti) and mango chutney. 

So it was an auspicious day in most part of the country and many other countries in Asia like Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand also observed their new year day.

Wishing you all and your family a happy and prosperous year ahead. 

We normally have a vegetarian lunch and two special dishes cooked on Ugadi are, a Kheer made with tender cashews since they are available in plenty now and a curry made with ripe mangoes..

Arunima Singh wrote:

In Bangalore Ugadi was celebrated in March. But yes it was Tamilian New year and also auspicious day for many parts of India. I heard my friends wishing each other Happy Vishu..

It is also time of Bengali New Year and Bihu..

In Bihar and Jharkhand they celebrate "Saatwaain"....they eat Sattu( stuffing in the bihari deleicacy Litti) and mango chutney. 

So it was an auspicious day in most part of the country and many other countries in Asia like Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand also observed their new year day.

Wishing you all and your family a happy and prosperous year ahead. 

Even Punjab celebrates Vaisakhi during the same time of the year. This year it got celebrated on 14th April when Bengalis too celebrated their new year. 

usha manohar wrote:

We normally have a vegetarian lunch and two special dishes cooked on Ugadi are, a Kheer made with tender cashews since they are available in plenty now and a curry made with ripe mangoes..

You must share the recipe too with adequate pics. As you have mentioned about kheer made with tender cashews has increased my curiosity. Bengalis do use cashews as one of the ingredients but it's not the main ingredient while preparing kheer so never tasted kheer made of cashews only.  

usha manohar wrote:

We normally have a vegetarian lunch and two special dishes cooked on Ugadi are, a Kheer made with tender cashews since they are available in plenty now and a curry made with ripe mangoes..

Kheer of tender cashew is something I have heard for first time. Please do share your recipe. We add cashews and dry fruits as garnish for the kheer. 

We make Kadi of raw mango. In that curd that is used for regular kadi is replaced by raw mango paste. Ripe mango curry sounds interesting. please share this recipe too. We have aamras made of ripe mangoes, a partner in all our meals through out summer.

Yes Usha do share the recipes. Konkani people in Maharashtra make a kind of curry with tender cashews, but it is made in fresh coconut and a little bit spicy. I too have tried that a few times, but never made anything sweet out of tender cashews.

I also make different varieties of chutneys and kadhis using raw mangoes, and once I made Sasame using ripe mango. Would like to try your recipe so please do share.

Hi Shampa, Arunima, Kalyani , I am sharing the two recipes below ..

Tender Cashewnut kheer

Normally the tender cashew is very soft with soft skin that can be easily peeled.we require about 250 gms of peeled cashew kernels.

Roast one teaspoon full of rice with some ghee and powder it coarsely.

Grind  a handful of peeled cashew kernels with milk.

Mix the rice powder with cashew paste and milk and cook on slow fire.Add sugar and keep mixing . When it begins to thicken add the rest of the tender cashews , some chopped and sons whole , and cook until the right consistency is reached . Keep adding milk if required. Add cardomom powder and fried raisins once it is done.

Mango curry

We use mangoes that are normally stringy and are used for making curry , if not available ,  can take any variety of ripe mangoes, smaller in size. Peel the outer skin and put the whole mangoes in a shallow dish . Boil two cups of water and pour it over the peeled mangoes and keep it aside.

Grind some coconut scrapings with  one tsp roasted jeera and a tsp of raw mustard seeds .keep aside.

Heat some oil , usually coconut oil , in a pan and add mustard seeds and urad dhal. When it is browned add crushed garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and fry well. Add turmeric powder , red chilly powder and the ground paste . Mix well and add the mangoes with the water. Add salt , some jaggery and more water if needed and let t cook on slow fire for about 10 mins . Add more seasonings and water if required. Once the gravy thickens add some coriander leaves .

Usha, thank you for both the recipes. I will try them as soon as I can and let you know. They are so simple and delicious!

usha manohar wrote:

Hi Shampa, Arunima, Kalyani , I am sharing the two recipes below ..

Tender Cashewnut kheer

Normally the tender cashew is very soft with soft skin that can be easily peeled.we require about 250 gms of peeled cashew kernels.

Roast one teaspoon full of rice with some ghee and powder it coarsely.

Grind  a handful of peeled cashew kernels with milk.

Mix the rice powder with cashew paste and milk and cook on slow fire.Add sugar and keep mixing . When it begins to thicken add the rest of the tender cashews , some chopped and sons whole , and cook until the right consistency is reached . Keep adding milk if required. Add cardomom powder and fried raisins once it is done.

Mango curry

We use mangoes that are normally stringy and are used for making curry , if not available ,  can take any variety of ripe mangoes, smaller in size. Peel the outer skin and put the whole mangoes in a shallow dish . Boil two cups of water and pour it over the peeled mangoes and keep it aside.

Grind some coconut scrapings with  one tsp roasted jeera and a tsp of raw mustard seeds .keep aside.

Heat some oil , usually coconut oil , in a pan and add mustard seeds and urad dhal. When it is browned add crushed garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and fry well. Add turmeric powder , red chilly powder and the ground paste . Mix well and add the mangoes with the water. Add salt , some jaggery and more water if needed and let t cook on slow fire for about 10 mins . Add more seasonings and water if required. Once the gravy thickens add some coriander leaves .

Thank you very much for the recipes. I would love to prepare it and taste these new dishes. I have never bought tender cashews so my first job is to find out where to get tender cashews. If I get it then I would definitely give it a try. 

usha manohar wrote:

Hi Shampa, Arunima, Kalyani , I am sharing the two recipes below ..

Tender Cashewnut kheer

Normally the tender cashew is very soft with soft skin that can be easily peeled.we require about 250 gms of peeled cashew kernels.

Roast one teaspoon full of rice with some ghee and powder it coarsely.

Grind  a handful of peeled cashew kernels with milk.

Mix the rice powder with cashew paste and milk and cook on slow fire.Add sugar and keep mixing . When it begins to thicken add the rest of the tender cashews , some chopped and sons whole , and cook until the right consistency is reached . Keep adding milk if required. Add cardomom powder and fried raisins once it is done.

Mango curry

We use mangoes that are normally stringy and are used for making curry , if not available ,  can take any variety of ripe mangoes, smaller in size. Peel the outer skin and put the whole mangoes in a shallow dish . Boil two cups of water and pour it over the peeled mangoes and keep it aside.

Grind some coconut scrapings with  one tsp roasted jeera and a tsp of raw mustard seeds .keep aside.

Heat some oil , usually coconut oil , in a pan and add mustard seeds and urad dhal. When it is browned add crushed garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and fry well. Add turmeric powder , red chilly powder and the ground paste . Mix well and add the mangoes with the water. Add salt , some jaggery and more water if needed and let t cook on slow fire for about 10 mins . Add more seasonings and water if required. Once the gravy thickens add some coriander leaves .

Sounds tasty. But I need a clarification. In the recipe for mango curry, you mentioned that the whole mangoes are to be used. May I know if it makes any difference if they are cut in smaller pieces and the seeds are removed before cooking? I mean with seeds, it might be inconvenient to eat. 

Also how much urad dal is to be used? Should they be used like spices or should their quantities be normally which we use in making curry?

Cashew nuts kheer also sound interesting but its not grown here. And I doubt if dry ones available in the market can substitute the freshly grown ones.

@Jabeen, I can only answer the part of Urad dal, as I use it often to temper various dishes. While adding urad dal along with mustard seeds, you only need to add a spoonful of urad dal to the hot oil. It is used here as a part of tempering which adds to the aroma and gives a crunchy texture to the curry.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

@Jabeen, I can only answer the part of Urad dal, as I use it often to temper various dishes. While adding urad dal along with mustard seeds, you only need to add a spoonful of urad dal to the hot oil. It is used here as a part of tempering which adds to the aroma and gives a crunchy texture to the curry.

Never knew that urad dal can be used for tempering spices. I was aware of its use as a curry only, that's why got confused. Surprisingly I ve learned lots of new recipes from this site.

jabeen wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

@Jabeen, I can only answer the part of Urad dal, as I use it often to temper various dishes. While adding urad dal along with mustard seeds, you only need to add a spoonful of urad dal to the hot oil. It is used here as a part of tempering which adds to the aroma and gives a crunchy texture to the curry.

Never knew that urad dal can be used for tempering spices. I was aware of its use as a curry only, that's why got confused. Surprisingly I ve learned lots of new recipes from this site.

urad dal is an important ingredient  of South Indian tadkas and tempering used fro curries as well as chutneys.

Good that you asked about the seed part of the mango. Even I have the same query. Waiting from clarification from Usha.

jabeen wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

Hi Shampa, Arunima, Kalyani , I am sharing the two recipes below ..

Tender Cashewnut kheer

Normally the tender cashew is very soft with soft skin that can be easily peeled.we require about 250 gms of peeled cashew kernels.

Roast one teaspoon full of rice with some ghee and powder it coarsely.

Grind  a handful of peeled cashew kernels with milk.

Mix the rice powder with cashew paste and milk and cook on slow fire.Add sugar and keep mixing . When it begins to thicken add the rest of the tender cashews , some chopped and sons whole , and cook until the right consistency is reached . Keep adding milk if required. Add cardomom powder and fried raisins once it is done.

Mango curry

We use mangoes that are normally stringy and are used for making curry , if not available ,  can take any variety of ripe mangoes, smaller in size. Peel the outer skin and put the whole mangoes in a shallow dish . Boil two cups of water and pour it over the peeled mangoes and keep it aside.

Grind some coconut scrapings with  one tsp roasted jeera and a tsp of raw mustard seeds .keep aside.

Heat some oil , usually coconut oil , in a pan and add mustard seeds and urad dhal. When it is browned add crushed garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and fry well. Add turmeric powder , red chilly powder and the ground paste . Mix well and add the mangoes with the water. Add salt , some jaggery and more water if needed and let t cook on slow fire for about 10 mins . Add more seasonings and water if required. Once the gravy thickens add some coriander leaves .

Sounds tasty. But I need a clarification. In the recipe for mango curry, you mentioned that the whole mangoes are to be used. May I know if it makes any difference if they are cut in smaller pieces and the seeds are removed before cooking? I mean with seeds, it might be inconvenient to eat. 

Also how much urad dal is to be used? Should they be used like spices or should their quantities be normally which we use in making curry?

Cashew nuts kheer also sound interesting but its not grown here. And I doubt if dry ones available in the market can substitute the freshly grown ones.

Here we make curry using whole mangoes as well as cut mangoes , but the ingredients are different. I am sure the curry tastes the same with both whole and cut mangoes... So, you can definitely use mango pieces instead of using whole mangoes..

Urad dhal like it has already been pointed out by Kalyani and Arunima is used for tempering vegetable curries. In fact we use both urad dhal and chana dhal along with mustard ,jeera and curry leaves for tempering most curries.

@Usha

I too would like to try the recipe. Kindly share it. Pictures will help too.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

@Jabeen, I can only answer the part of Urad dal, as I use it often to temper various dishes. While adding urad dal along with mustard seeds, you only need to add a spoonful of urad dal to the hot oil. It is used here as a part of tempering which adds to the aroma and gives a crunchy texture to the curry.

Even urad dal is used as tempering while making upma. Am I right @Kalyani? I use urad dal and chana dal both in tempering the upma dish. Aroma as well as the crunchy taste makes the dish delicious.