Name: Ambula Rai (Dry Mango Raita) -A popular odia delicacy recipe by Alka Jena at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 to 6 nos Dry Slices of mango ( Ambula); 2 tbsp mustard seeds (both yellow and brown mustard seeds); 2 nos green chillies; 400 gms plain curd; 2 to 3 tbsps sugar; Salt to taste; 1/2 cup grated Coconut; For tempering; 1/2 tsp oil; 1/2 tsp Panch Phutan; 2 nos dry red chillies; 1 tsp grated mango ginger; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1/2 tsp Roasted panch phutana powder for garnish

ABOUT Ambula Rai (Dry Mango Raita) -A popular odia delicacy RECIPE

Ambula Rai is a traditional and delicious Odia recipe which is mainly prepared without onion and garlic. Ambula Rai is a odia style chutney or raita ,served as a side dish. It’s a dish which is made in temples and is very easy to prepare.Ambula is known as Dried raw mango and are prepared in many households during summer. Raw mangoes are cut into half or quarter and are mixed with salt and sun dried till they are completely dry and are used in various dishes as a souring agent.

Ingredients Serving: 4

4 to 6 nos Dry Slices of mango ( Ambula)
2 tbsp mustard seeds (both yellow and brown mustard seeds)
2 nos green chillies
400 gms plain curd
2 to 3 tbsps sugar
Salt to taste
1/2 cup grated Coconut
For tempering
1/2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp Panch Phutan
2 nos dry red chillies
1 tsp grated mango ginger
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp Roasted panch phutana powder for garnish

Instructions

Soak the Dry Mango pieces (ambula) in water for minimum 1 to 2 hours so that it can be softened.
Soak the mustrad seeds along with green chillies for half and hour so that it can be easily made into a smooth paste.
After 2 hours , the ambula must have been soft so that you can scrap the soft flesh out of it or you can cut into small pieces.
Now take the curd in a bowl.Beat it to get a smooth texture. Add sugar, mustard chilli paste, grated mango ginger, grated coconut and dry mango(ambula) to it.
Add salt if necessary as there is enough salt in Ambula.Whisk it well so that it all mixes well.
In a pan heat oil,add Panch phutana, red chilli, when it starts to splutter add curry leaves and turn off the gas.
Pour this over the Ambula rai and mix well . You can dry roast 1/2 tsp Panch Phutan and coarsely grind it and sprinkle over the rai.

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