MANGO IN SALTWATER (UPPU MANGA) Mango season has started. In Chennai the dearest toBrahmins Maavaduhas started appearing in market and sold in peak rates within hours.
Maavadu is tender mangoes with chuna (an acidicsecretion with pleasing smell). Chuna in these mangoes if takenraw would burn the mouth. Depending onthe chuna, the increase in rates. The processing of maavadu is different from salt mango. In central Kerala we had only kannimanga put insalt solution and after a period used as tender mango pickle (The brine would be very tasty). Like Vadumanga chilli paste, sesame oil, salt andother ingredients are not added for kanni manga pickle. Some people remove full stem, some partially. Stem inbrine has good taste. Something similar to thairmulagai (Chilli with lesshotness processed in curd and dried) stem when fried. Daily shaking, keeping in sun shine, till the mangoooze liquid is there in both cases. In most homes on those days in a similar manner largemangoes were processed in salt brine. It was taken out during non-season,inside nut removed. Whether season or not it is salt mango nivedyam in Trivandrum Sree Padmanabhaswamytemple. I am not sure any Perumal temple in Tamilnadu has suchNivedyam in addition toSrirangam, Azakar kovil and Singaperumal kovil. During season mango pulisseri and mango Koottan areprepared. PUlisseri using ripen mango is dearer. For feasts especially amongNampoothiries mango pulisseri is served. Mango as kashanam sambar has specialtaste. In central Kerala we also used to process hard mangoesraw, cut to pieces, added salt and sometimes green chili paste, dried in sun calledUnakka manga. (Driedmango) The very tasty avakka pickle from Andhra is special toits taste. In Chennai also avakka pickle is prepared. After coming to Chennai, I had the taste ofavakka pickle. Posted by R.Gopala Krishnan dated 27-3-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1393614661.671245.1616814948532%40mail.yahoo.com.
