11 Delicious Raw Mango (Kacha Aam) Recipes

Mango is the undoubted king of fruits. It is a delight to taste traditional and authentic Indian recipes made with delectable raw mangoes. The aroma and fragrance compel you to have more than just a spoonful of whatever heaven has been prepared using these green enchanters.

How to Tell If a Mango Is Raw or Ripe?

While a ripe mango is a beautiful hue of yellow, the raw version is a deep tint of green. Raw mangoes also give off a pungent smell while the sweet fruit has an aromatic fragrance. Ripe mangoes are juicy and softer as compared to the taut and firm raw mangoes. The taste differs too as the raw mango has a sour taste owing to the presence of succinic, citric, and maleic acid.

Homemade Raw Mango Recipes for Your Family

Try out some of the awesome recipes listed here:

1. Raw Mango Rice

This is one of the easy to prepare raw mango recipes, which is famous in the south.

Total Cook Time

• 40 minutes

Servings

• Serves 2

Ingredients

• Cooked rice- 2 cups
• Oil- 1 ½ teaspoon
• ½ teaspoon of mustard seeds
• ½ teaspoon channa dal
• Urad dal- 1 teaspoon
• 1 tablespoon of peanuts
• Curry leaves-few
• Dries red chillies- 2
• Ginger paste- freshly minces, 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies- 2, slit
• Turmeric powder- ¼ teaspoon
• Grated mango- 1 cup
• Grated coconut- 2 tablespoons
• Salt as per taste

How to Make

• Pressure cook rice and set aside.
• Wash, peel, and grate the mango.
• Heat oil and add mustard seeds in a pan. Add peanuts and channa dal and stir.
• Add urad dal and stir again.
• Mix in dry red chillies, curry leaves and ginger paste.
• Now add turmeric and hing.
• Mix in the grated mango and salt.
• Add coconut and stir before adding rice. Stir gently so as to not break the grains of rice.
• Once thoroughly mixed, turn off the flame.
• Serve with pickle or chutney.

2. Kacche Aam Ka Salad

Here is a simple raw mango recipe without fire that can be made in a few minutes.

Total Cook Time

• 15 minutes

Servings

• Serves 4

Ingredients

• Raw mango- ½ cup, juliennes
• Carrot- ½ cup, juliennes
• Cucumber- ½ cup cubes
• Tomato- ½ cup, diced
• Peanuts- ¼ cup, roasted
• Jeera powder- 1 teaspoon
• Chaat masala– 1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Pudina leaves for garnishing

How to Make

• Mix together the mango, cucumber, carrot, tomato and peanuts.
• Mix well.
• Add jeera powder, chaat masala and stir well.
• Garnish and serve.

3. Aam Panna

This is a raw mango juice recipe which has a very cooling effect during summer.

Total Cook Time

• 40 minutes

Servings

• Serves 6

Ingredients

• Raw mango- 2
• Sugar- ½ cup
• Cardamom powder- ¼ teaspoon
• Saffron strands-1/4 teaspoon
• Water- 5 cups

How to Make

• Dice the mangoes and mix with sugar and water.
• Boil mango till soft.
• Cool it and blend in a mixer.
• Mix cardamom powder and saffron strands and stir on low flame.
• Chill and serve.

4. Maanga Pachadi

This is a splendid raw mango chutney recipe which is prepared during Tamil New year.

Total Cook Time

• 25 minutes

Servings

• Serves 4

Ingredients

• Raw mango- 1 ¼ cup grated
• Jaggery– 1 cup
• Salt- A pinch
• Ghee– 1 teaspoon

Seasoning

• Oil- 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds- ½ teaspoon
• Red chillies- 3
• Asafoetida– A pinch
• Salt- A pinch

How to Make

• Dice or grate mangoes and set aside.
• Melt the jaggery in ¼ cup of water and skim off the impurities.
• Cook the mangoes in ½ cup of water until tender.
• Boil the jaggery water for a few minutes and add the mango.
• Mix in salt and cook till the jaggery turns thick.
• Prepare the tempering with mustard, ghee, hing, salt, and red chillies.
• Pour over the mango pachadi and serve warm.

5. Kairee Curry

Here is a curry recipe that is traditional to Rajasthan and is served with khoba roti.

Total Cook Time

• 45 minutes

Servings

• Serves 4

Ingredients

• 400 grams mango- Cut into wedges
• 2-3 tablespoon mustard oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon onion seeds
• 2 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon hing
• 2 tablespoon gram flour
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• Salt
• Jaggery powder- 1 tablespoon
• Coriander for garnishing

How to Make

• Heat mustard oil until smoking.
• Add all the seeds and splutter.
• Add tej patta and sauté.
• Now mix in the turmeric, hing, chilli powder, coriander powder, gram flour and mix thoroughly.
• Add raw mango with ½ cup water and let it cook.
• Mix in the salt and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Now add jaggery and cook till jaggery melts in.
• Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with coriander leaves.

6. Aam Ki Kadhi

This is a traditional kaccha aam recipe made with gram flour and curd.

Total Cook Time

• 30 minutes

Servings

• Serves 4 people

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
• ¼  teaspoon of fenugreek seeds
• 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• ½  teaspoon of hing
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 4 dry red chillies
• ½  cup raw mango, cubed
• ½ cup besan
• 4 cups of water
• Salt
• ½  teaspoon of turmeric powder

For Tempering

• 2 tablespoon of ghee
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder

How to Make

• Heat oil and add mustard, fenugreek, hing, cumin, red chillies and curry leaves. Let it become aromatic and crackle in a few seconds.
• Now add raw mango cubes and cook until mango is soft.
• Whisk up the besan with water and bring to batter consistency.
• Add the besan batter to the mangoes and add salt and turmeric to it.
• Cook well for 20 minutes.
• Heat a spoon of ghee and add the tempering ingredients to it . Pour over the kadhi and serve with hot rice.

7. Aam Ki Launji

This one of our favourite raw mango sweet recipes which is actually like a sweet and sour chutney that goes well with roti and rice.

Total Cook Time

• 30 minutes

Servings

• 8 servings

Ingredients

• Raw mango-900 grams, peeled and diced
• Vegetable oil- 3 tablespoons
• 2 teaspoons of a mix of fennel, cumin, fenugreek, mustard, and onion seeds
• ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon each chilli powder and garam masala
• Salt
• Sugar- ½ teaspoon
• Water-1/2 cup

How to Make

• Add the panch phoran to hot oil in a sauce pan and bring to a splutter.
• Add the diced mangoes and cook until soft.
• Add the turmeric, chilli, and garam masala powder and cook well.
• Now add sugar and water and cover with a lid.
• Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes increase the flame a bit and bring the mix to a thick chutney-like consistency.
• Cool and store in the refrigerator. Serve with roti or rice.

8. Raw Mango Chutney

This is one of the most delightful healthy green mango recipes that is popular across India.

Total Cook Time

• 20 minutes

Servings

• Serves 2

Ingredients

• Raw mango- 2 small, peeled, chopped
• Grated coconut- 1 cup
• 2 green chillies
• Salt

How to Make

• Peel and chop the mangoes.
• Put all the ingredients into a blender and make a fine paste.
• Serve this with rice or roti as an accompaniment.

9. Mango Pappu

Our all-time favourite unripened mango recipes is the mango dal or pappu from Andhra Pradesh.

Total Cook Time

• 30 minutes

Servings

• Serves 6 people

Ingredients

• 2 cups toor dal
• ½ cup mango diced
• Oil- 1 tablespoon
• Curry leaves- few
• Hing– 1 pinch
• Amchur– ¼ teaspoon
• Red chilli powder- 1 teaspoon
• Red chillies- 3
• Turmeric- ¼ teaspoon
• Salt

How to Make

• Wash, peel, and dice mangoes.
• Add dal and mangoes to a cooker and pressure cook. Mash when cooled.
• Make a tadka with oil, curry leaves, hing, chilli powder, chillies, and turmeric.
• Add tadka to dal and mix.
• Dilute with water if required. Serve with rice and ghee.

10. Cut Mango Instant Pickle

This recipe is one of the raw mango dishes involving almost no cooking.

Total Cook Time

• 10 minutes

Servings

• Serves 4

Ingredients

• Raw mango- Cut to small cubes
• Red chilli powder- 1 teaspoon
• Fenugreek powder- ¼ teaspoon
• Hing– ¼ teaspoon
• Mustard seeds- 1 teaspoons
• Salt
• Oil for tempering

How to Make

• Mix the salt, mango, and chilli powder in a mixing bowl.
• In a pan add mustard and let it splutter.
• Add hing and fenugreek powder and let it turn aromatic.
• Pour over the mano mix.
• Allow it to marinate for at least 2 hours before serving with rice.

11. Aam Ka Murabba

This is an easy-to-follow murabba recipe that you can try out.

Total Cook Time

• 25 minutes

Servings

• Makes about 450 grams

Ingredients

• 400 grams raw mango-shredded
• Refined sugar-1 ½ cups
• Cardamom and cloves- 3 each, made into a powder
• Saffron strands- few

How to Make

• Peel and shred mangoes.
• In a pan add the mangoes with sugar.
• Keep stirring so that the sugar doesn’t crystallise.
• Bring to two-thirds consistency and turn of the flame.
• Add the cardamom powder and saffron strands and mix well.
• Cool and store in the refrigerator for future use.

The availability of raw mango is short-lived and the market will soon be flooded with different varieties of the ripe fruit. Try out our raw mango recipes while you have the chance.

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