Mahni

mahni

It is a popular kashmiri dish, cooked gram flour pakoras in a spicy thick gravy made from gram
flour and mango.

Ingredients

Green mango                            4

Gram flour                                6 tbsp

Garlic chopped                         ½ tsp

Turmeric powder                        ½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds                       1 tsp

Asafoetida                                ½ tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Red chilli                                   2

Sugar                                       2 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Method

To make pakora

Take a mixing bowl, add 4 tbsp gram flour, chopped garlic, asafoetida, salt and mix it.

Now add water and make a thick batter.

prepare batter

Heat oil in a pan and make small pakoras from this batter.

frying pakora

Remove on tissue.

ready pakora

To make mango mixture

First peel off the mangos.

Boil them in water then take out the pulp and mix with the same water and keep in a bowl.

Now add 2 tbsp gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, sugar and mix well.

prepare mango mixture

Heat oil in a pan, add fenugreek seed and sauté., red chillies, asafoetida.

saute whole masala

Then add mango mixture and mix well. let it boil.

add mango mixture in spices 

Add fried pakoras and cook for 2 – 3 minutes on low flame.

add pakoras in gravy

The mahni is ready to serve.

ready mahni