Mango smoothie with ripe mango, yogurt, and coconut

Mango smoothie with ripe mango, yogurt, and coconut

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A Kerala-style mango and mulberry curry, cooked with spices, coconut, and ground cumin, followed by a yogurt sauce, and finished with a mustard-based "tad…

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Mambazha pulissery is a Kerala-style mango curry, which is both sweet and tangy. The mangoes are cooked with turmeric and chili peppers, then coated in a mixture of coconut and cumin. Yogurt and a fragrant tempering complete the dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$3.82 $0.96 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.40
  • $0.19
  • $0.11
  • $0.04
  • $0.15
  • $0.19
  • $0.22
  • $0.07
  • $0.16
  • $0.29

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the mangoes and cut them into large chunks (the pit is often added as well). Cook them with water, salt, turmeric, and chili pepper.
  2. Finely grate the coconut with the cumin, and then add this mixture to the mango. ≈ 3 min
  3. Once everything is cooked through, remove from the heat, add the yogurt, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. In the coconut oil, crack the mustard seeds, then lightly fry the onion, dried chili peppers, and curry leaves. Pour over the curry.
  5. Sprinkle with a little ground fenugreek and serve hot. ≈ 2 min
  6. Alternative: Instead of using ground fenugreek, fry three or four fenugreek seeds with the mustard.

The bill

Mango smoothie with ripe mango, yogurt, and coconut

  • mango, mulberry$2.40
  • Turmeric powder$0.19
  • ground chili pepper$0.11
  • salt$0.04
  • onion (or Allium ascalonicum)$0.15
  • Ground cumin$0.19
  • coconut oil$0.22
  • Mustard seeds$0.07
  • dried red chili peppers$0.16
  • Curry leaves$0.29

Total$3.82

that's $0.96 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • mango, mulberry
  • Turmeric powder
  • ground chili pepper
  • salt
  • onion (or Allium ascalonicum)
  • Ground cumin
  • coconut oil
  • Freshly grated coconut, finely ground
  • Yogurt
  • Mustard seeds
  • dried red chili peppers
  • Curry leaves
  • 1 pinch of fenugreek powder

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