Mavinakai Badhane Saaru / Raw mango and Brinjal Sambar Recipe - EverythingTraditional

Raw Mango Brinjal Sambar / Mavinakai Badhane Saaru - Simple Karnataka Style

Mamidakaya vankaya kura | Manga katrikai kulambu

Mavinakai or raw mango and badhane / brinjal saaru or sambar is a very popular recipe in South India. Very tangy mouth watering sambar gives altogether a different taste to Sambar. Do try this way and relish with your family.

When in season we include raw mangoes in our daily recipes in many ways, mango chitranna, mango sambar, mango instant pickles, mango kosambari and many more. 

This is again a very unique recipe of South India, in Tamil "Manga Katrika Sambar" / mango sambar and my most favorite one too. My mom will dry mango slices to store and use them in this curry when mangoes are not in season. The taste differs from the fresh mango sambar but still one who loves this sambar will no further need to wait for the season... to eat this delicious gravy 😊. 

This is the same method as we make usual sambar with very little variation to add adequate coconut grated and removing tamarind. Brinjals are cut in long slices for this. But this taste very different and unique from any other sambar.

Mavinakai Badhane Saaru | Raw Mango and Brinjal Sambar Recipe - Karnataka style Cuisine: Indian / South Indian Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients for Mavinakai badhane saaru recipe  Badhanekai / Brinjal - 1/4 Kg  Raw mango - small  Onion - 1 big Tomato - 1 big Tur dal - 1 cup -cooked  Fresh Coconut grated - 4 to 5 tablespoons For Seasoning  Oil - 2 teaspoons Mustard - 1/4 teaspoon Jeera / Cumin  - 1/4 teaspoon

Instructions   Cook Togari bele / Tur dal in a cooker pan Heat a sauce pan with a table spoon oil, add mustard and jeera/ cumin Add in chopped onions, curry leaves, brinjal and mangoes and saute for a minute  Add turmeric, sambar powder ( chilli powder ) saute and add 1/4 cup water allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes Add salt and finely chopped tomatoes and cook for few minutes until vegetables are half cooked, if required add little more water of about 1/2 cup  Add cooked dal / tur dal along with water (stock) mix them well add more water required for the sambar consistency. Stir well and cook for about 5 to 10 minutes  Adjust salt and spice to ones taste, once vegetables are cooked add in grated fresh coconut  Add pinch of hing / asafoetida and mix well  Tasty mouth watering tangy Mavinakai badhane saaru / mango brinjal sambar is ready to taste with hot rice and ghee

Note:

Can add in drumstick along with brinjal 

You can also add tamarind if the sourness in raw mango is less

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Majjige saaru, 

soft akki roti., 

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How to make Mavinakai badhane saaru / Mango brinjal sambar with Step-by-step pictures

1. Cook Togari bele / Tur dal in a cooker pan 

2. Heat a sauce pan with a table spoon oil, add mustard and jeera/ cumin

3. Add in chopped onions, curry leaves, brinjal and mangoes and saute for a minute 

4. Add turmeric, sambar powder ( chilli powder ) saute and add 1/4 cup water allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes 

5. Add salt and finely chopped tomatoes and cook for few minutes until vegetables are half cooked, if required add little more water of about 1/2 cup 

6. Add cooked dal / tur dal along with water (stock) mix them well add more water required for the sambar consistency. 

7. Stir well and cook for about 5 to 10 minutes 

8. Adjust salt and spice to ones taste, once vegetables are cooked add in grated fresh coconut 

9. Add pinch of hing / asafoetida and mix well 

10. Tasty mouth watering tangy Mavinakai badhane saaru / mango brinjal sambar is ready to taste with hot rice and ghee