The Steaming Pot - Easy vegetarian recipes from India

You know those mangoes we get this time of the year, neither ripe nor unripe but somewhere in between. Too sour to be eaten as-is or used in milkshakes, but not raw enough for panna. What to do with such mangoes?

Make sweet mango chutney, if you ask me.

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Aamras literally means "mango nectar" and that’s exactly what it is – flavored pulp of ripe mangoes. A summer regular on any Gujarati thali, this dish is unusual in that it isn’t an end-of-meal dessert – it is part of the main course, eaten with pooris and parathas.

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When mangoes are in season, I like to incorporate the fruit in my meals in miscellaneous ways. Here’s my way to spruce up the staid and simple quick oats with fresh mango pulp. This is a breakfast-on-the-run recipe made special with the addition of this glorious fruit. Here’s how you could make mango oats.

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The lovelier something is, the scarcer it tends to be. Ripe mangoes are in season for only a short time. This is that heavenly time. And so we have the fruit in myriad ways – in mango raita, in mixed fruit rabri, in custard, or simply cubed. Mango shake becomes a regular breakfast drink for me while the mango season lasts.

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What’s the best thing about Indian summer? Fresh, in season mangoes! Use this wonderful fruit in mango raita to add a cooling complement to Indian meals.

Mangoes come in many varieties: they can be small, red and pulpy, or large yellow-green and firm. Of all cultivars, the alphonso is widely regarded the most exotic. Back in Bihar, people swear by the malda and dusehri. In South India, the banganapalli – named after a town in Andhra Pradesh – is very popular.

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A roasted raw mango drink with mint and spices, aam panna (green mango panna) is a classic Indian summer cooler.

It’s packed with nutrition and is said to tackle the adverse effects of loo.

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