# Mango curry **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872 "2006-06-15T22:54:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amaranta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amaranta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amaranta)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/1 "2006-06-15T22:54:19Z")
I just made, then devoured, some mango curry. Oh my. I’m a complete atheist. But right now, I’m not so sure about that. Could such an amazing fruit as the mango have grown on it’s own? I’m not even sure I could have made this curry. It might simply have appeared in my kitchen, surrounded by beams of white light, a gift from the heavens. I didn’t even plan on making it. I was craving curry, and had the spices, garlic, ginger, shallots, and a jalepeno. In the veggie department, I had tomatoes and a pepper. No potatoes, no chickpeas, no cauliflower, no carrot, no peas, no spinach, no energy to hit the grocery store. But wait! I spied those glorious, luscious mangoes decorating my table, and a plan came together. And now I’m basking in a post-curry glow. I’m radiant. I feel like maybe I need a cigarette or something after that. I’ll post the recipe, if anyone’s interested. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/2 "2006-06-15T23:12:29Z")
Please do. I’ve got a basket full of mangoes and am tired of eating 'em plain. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/3 "2006-06-15T23:15:29Z")
That would be wonderful, thanks. I need an accompaniment for some swordfish I’m making tonight. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/4 "2006-06-15T23:40:31Z")
> [@Amaranta](#): > > I’ll post the recipe, if anyone’s interested. Give! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/5 "2006-06-16T00:05:00Z")
Had some at a Sri-Lankan restaurant, lovely stuff, please do post your recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Amaranta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amaranta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amaranta)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/6 "2006-06-16T00:11:15Z")
Okay, so I had: 4 cloves of garlic about 2 tablespoons ginger 1 jalapeno pepper 1/2 red pepper 3 roma tomatoes I peeled the ginger and garlic, de-seeded the jalapeno and red bell pepper, and de-seeded the tomatoes. I then tossed all these into a food processer and pureed. Then, I heated a pot over medium and threw in some black mustard seeds. I heated them until they started jumping, and then took: a few shallots 3 mangoes and diced them I. I sauteed the shallots until golden, then added the mangoes and a whoooooole bunch of cumin and curry powder, and sauteed for only a minute or so. I then poured in my puree, added salt and pepper and a bit more spice, and let the whole thing simmer for a little while. Sorry I don’t have much of a recipe, it was more on-the-fly cooking. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/7 "2006-06-16T00:45:26Z")
Now I’m hungry for some of my wife’s: Black Bean and Mango Salsa 1 can Black beans, drained and rinsed 1 Ripe mango, cut into ½ inch pieces ¼ cup Red onion, minced 1-2 T Rice wine vinegar 1 tsp Olive oil 2 tsp Cumin ¼ cup Cilantro, chopped Mix all ingredients, adding cilantro at the end. Chill. This is some good eatin’ with grilled halibut or pork or chicken, especially if there is chipotle involved in the grilling. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/8 "2006-06-16T15:26:33Z")
Does the curry work best with unripe, slightly ripe, ripe, or very ripe mangos? I worry that if they aren’t ripe enough the flavour might suffer, but if they are too ripe that they might turn to mush during cooking. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mango-curry/360872/9 "2006-06-16T15:54:21Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > Does the curry work best with unripe, slightly ripe, ripe, or very ripe mangos? My biggest problem with mangoes is that my local grocer only offers very under ripe fruit _or_ very over ripe fruit. Mango curry is a favorite of mine. You can wash it down with ice cold mango lassi! 1 mango 1 cup of whole milk ½ cup of regular yogurt 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 cup ice-cold water (I use ice cubes) Preparation Cut the mango into small pieces. Blend it. Add yogurt, sugar, milk and water and blend it all for about 2-3 minutes or until you see a little foam forming in the mixture. Serve chilled.