Mango Salad & Mango Poha

I love mangoes and could not wait for the mango season to arrive, when I was little! There was a gaadi-wala in front of my school, who sold thothapuri mango slices dusted with salt & red chilly powder. It used to be so good!! Even though I find Indian variety mangoes at my desi grocer, they are not quite the same as the ones I remember from yore. And the raw mangoes I get here are not even a wee bit sour & are almost flavorless. Enough of griping about this. I know you don't get any mangoes in some places, so I'll try to be happy that I get something at least! :)

Here's how I made the mango salad. Chopped raw mango, red onion, green pepper & tomatoes. Tossed them in a vinaigrette made of olive oil, red wine vinegar, cumin powder, sugar, salt & pepper. Finished with chopped cilantro. Simple, huh?



For the Mango poha, did a tadka of rai, haldi & hing in canola oil. Fried chopped green chillies, grated ginger & onions in the tadka oil. Added the chopped raw mango, salt, a little water & cooked on low until done. Tossed in the washed poha along with salt, coconut shreds and chopped cilantro. I also added lime juice to give the poha some sourness since the raw mango did not quite cut it (I guess that says it all, huh? OK, here I go complaining again!)



This goes to Arundati of Escapades who is hosting WBB#22 with May Mango Madness as the theme. Thanks, Arundati, for choosing a great breakfast theme and for hosting this event! Thanks also to Nandita, who started the popular WBB event.


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