Green Mango Pachadi (Pacha Maanga Pachadi)

Green Mango and Curd forms an amazing combo for a vegetarian meal served on banana leaf. It’s an integral part of the Thiruvananthapuram-style Kerala sadya and is made in different ways. Here is one such recipe. Click the link to read. Normally curd is added as the main ingredient of Pachadi, and this recipe is an exception.

Ingredients for Green Mango Pachadi (Pacha Maanga Pachadi):

1. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
2. Mustard – ½ small spoo
   Red chillies – 2, chopped fine
   Curry leaves – As required
3. Shallots – 3, chopped fine
   Green chillies – 2, chopped fine
   Crushed ginger – 1 small spoon
4. Green Mango – 1, cut into small pieces
5. Water – ¼ cup
   Coconut milk – ½ cup
   Salt – For taste
6. Coconut milk – ½ cup

How to prepare Green Mango Pachadi (Pacha Maanga Pachadi)?

1. Heat oil in a pan and sauté ingredients no: 2.
2. Add ingredients no: 3 and sauté the contents.
3. When it’s done, add green mangoes and sauté for 5 more minutes.
4.  Add ingredients no: 5 and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add the remaining coconut milk and take it off the flame.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 1-14, 2019

Green Mango Pachadi (Pacha Maanga Pachadi) – Recipe 2:

Ingredients for Pacha Maanga Pachadi – Recipe 2:

1. Raw mango (non-sour) – 1 cup, finely chopped and mixed with salt
   Onion – ¾ cup, finely chopped
   Green chilies – 1 tbsp, sliced into rounds
   Ginger – ½ tbsp, finely chopped
2. Thick coconut milk – 1½ cups
3. Coconut oil – 2 tbsp
4. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
5. Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
   Dried red chilies – 3, broken into small pieces

How to prepare Green Mango Pachadi – Recipe 2?

1. Add ingredients no: 1 to a bowl and mix well by squeezing lightly with your hand.
2. Add thick coconut milk and mix well.
3. Heat the coconut oil and splutter the mustard seeds.
4. Add curry leaves and dried red chilies and sauté well.
5. Pour this seasoning into the pachadi, mix, and serve.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, April 25 – May 8, 2026

Read a few more curd-added curry recipes here. Click on the images in the gallery to read.