Green Mango Pachadi

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This sour, creamy accompaniment is an perfect mode to chill down the vigor from South Indian atom dishes and poriyals, oregon rootlike stir-fries.

One cardinal to guarantee that it volition beryllium sour capable is choosing the close mango; look for a precise greenish effect that is hard erstwhile squeezed. These are often disposable successful Indian and South Asian markets, specified arsenic Patel Brothers successful Langley Park and Rockville, arsenic are the curry leaves, hing (asefetida), Thai chili peppers and fresh/frozen coconut. (If you can’t find greenish mango, spot the VARIATION below.)

The pachadi tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 3 days.

Adapted from Vikram Sunderam, enforcement cook astatine Rasika successful the District.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 14 (makes astir 4 1/2 cups)

1 large, unripe mango, peeled and diced (with the crunch and consistency of a Granny Smith apple; spot headnote)
1 cupful fresh/frozen grated coconut (do not usage dried oregon sweetened coconut; spot headnote)
2 greenish Thai chili peppers (not seeded), diced (may substitute serrano chile peppers; spot headnote)
2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt (may substitute Greek-style yogurt)
1 cupful lukewarm water
2 tablespoons rootlike oil
1/2 spoon achromatic mustard seed
10 curry leaves (see headnote)
1/2 spoon crushed cumin
1/4 spoon crushed turmeric
1/4 spoon hing (asafetida; spot headnote)
1 spoon salt

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
70
Fat
5 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
5 g
Sodium
190 mg
Protein
2 g
Sugar
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Vikram Sunderam, enforcement cook astatine Rasika successful the District.

Tested by Lavanya Ramanathan.

Published November 4, 2014

Updated March 15, 2026