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Ripe mango pulissery with yogurt and coconut

Ripe mango pulissery with yogurt and coconut

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A Kerala-style mango and blackberry curry, cooked with spices, coconut, and ground cumin, followed by a yogurt base and a mustard-based sauce.

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Recipe from Manojk, Lekhamv, Kunjans, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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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, then coated in a mixture of coconut and cumin. Finally, the dish is finished with yogurt and a fragrant spice blend.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$4.30 $1.08 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.39
  • $0.32
  • $0.11
  • $0.03
  • $0.21
  • $0.32
  • $0.25
  • $0.11
  • $0.13
  • $0.43

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, crush the mustard seeds, then sauté 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

Ripe mango pulissery with yogurt and coconut

  • mango and blackberries$2.39
  • Turmeric powder$0.32
  • ground chili pepper$0.11
  • salt$0.03
  • onion (or shallot)$0.21
  • Ground cumin$0.32
  • coconut oil$0.25
  • Mustard seeds$0.11
  • dried red chili peppers$0.13
  • Curry leaves$0.43

Total$4.30

that's $1.08 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • mango and blackberries
  • Turmeric powder
  • ground chili pepper
  • salt
  • onion (or shallot)
  • 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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