Ripe Mango Curry | Goan Mango Sasav | Ghonta Sansav
This Ripe Mango Curry (Goan Style) | Mango Sasav | Ghonta Sansav, a traditional Goan recipe is a mustard and coconut based mango curry. A quick and delicious mildly spiced, tangy and sweet mango curry that is ready within 30 minutes. Vegan and gluten-free!
Servings 3 people
Ingredients
Measuring cup used, 1 Cup = 250 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml
To grind to a smooth paste
- 3/4 cup freshly grated coconut
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 12 peppercorns
- 2 garlic cloves
- Pinch of fenugreek (methi seeds), about 10 seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 dried Kashmiri red chillies
- 1/4 tsp cumin
Other ingredients
- 1 ripe or semi-ripe mango or 4-5 ghonta (small ripe mangoes)
- 2 tbsp coconut/vegetable oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- A sprig of curry leaves
- Pinch of asafoetida
- A small piece of jaggery, substitute with 1- 2 tsp sugar
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- In a blender, add all the ingredients mentioned under To grind to a smooth paste, using about 1/4 to 1/2 cup water.
- Peel the mango skin, chop the flesh into big chunks.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds, once it splutters, add curry leaves.
- Next add the ground masala, jaggery/sugar, salt, and asafoetida, cook on medium heat for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chopped mango chunks, mix it gently with the masala.
- Rinse the blender with 1/2 cup water, and add it to the pot, mix well, adjust seasonings. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes or longer if using whole mangoes. Cook until the mango is tender and juicy. Serve hot with steamed rice.
Notes
If you can find ghonta, then peel the skin, and use it as such in the curry. Or if you can find some other variety of small mango, you can use that as well.
If you use ripe mangoes, add some tamarind extract to this curry for the sourness. Grind a gooseberry sized ball of tamarind along with the other ingredients mentioned for the spice paste.
Adjust the sweetness in this recipe as per the sweetness of the mangoes. The final curry should be sweet and sour with a little heat.