raw mango?
In my recent foray into Indian food, I've started eyeing chutney and pickle recipes online. A lot of them call for "raw mango" - does anyone know what this means? (other than the obvious, not cooked!)
My best guess is that it means green mango - unripe mango. In that case - can you use any old mango that's still mostly green and hard?
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3 Comments:
I suppose you could, it would absorb the liquids of the other ingredients better and maintain better that way then if it were over ripe and fall apart. But I use both when I make chuntney.
pjracz10 at 3:03AM on 03/26/09
@fishyswede, yes it's a reference to a green mango. You could do that but you may run the risk of the mango having already become too fruity. I also seem to recall that maybe it's a different variety of mango. In any case, most Indian grocery stores carry the green mangos. Check this link out from Mahanandi's blog about . Good luck!
Green mangos are also a delicious snack just sliced and topped with a sprinkle of salt and cayenne followed by a drizzle of lemon juice.
nithya at hungrydesi at 9:24AM on 03/26/09
Asian and Indian stores will have raw mangoes. They are unrippened, hard, green mangoes. They will be labeled 'green' or 'raw' mangoes. Make sure you buy firm, hard ones.
veggiebelly at 10:59PM on 03/31/09