When its mango season …lots of mangoes will be relished & eaten and then the seed thrown away!! When you have a mango tree at home and get lots of mangoes ..you can imagine the amount of seeds thrown away!! But ingenious GSB’s that our elders were ..thought out a way to make use of even the seeds .. to make a very tasty totally time pass food for the kids & elders alike ! And that friends is the Ambiya Pari Shimphi literally meaning – mango seed bites !!!
So lets see how to make these yumm bites !
For this a little treatment of the mango seeds is needed to be done beforehand itself !
First break the hard , tough shell and gently remove the soft seed unbroken . Dry them under the sun for about 2-3 days . Now put them in a large porcelain or glass jar filled with water ( no need to add salt ) . Let them remain in water until they turn soft ..change the water occasionally ! this may take upto a month . Once they become soft , they can be used to make this yumm snack !
Ingredients :-
- Mango seeds – 10
- Raw rice – 1& 1/2 cups
- Rice flour – about 2 tbsps
- Hing – 1/4 tsp
- Coconut grated – 1 cup
- Red Chillies – 10
- Haldi – 1/4 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Method :-
- Wash the seeds thoroughly and make into pieces
- Soak the rice for 3-4 hours . Then grind it along with the mango pieces , grated coconut & red chillies to a soft smooth paste using very little water . .
- Add the hing , salt & haldi .
- Now add the rice flour as required to the paste to make it into a soft pliable dough ( like the Chakkuli dough )
- Now pinch off little bits of the dough , rolling them into a ball & flattening them with the thumb . As kids we use to get involved in this job of rolling the shimphis in anticipation of being allowed to eat a large number of these bites !!!
- When all the shimphis are done .. deep fry them in small batches till they turn brown and get a crisp texture .
- Remove & let cool before storing them in air tight containers .
- They keep for a long time when handled carefully !
Usha you have posted a wonderful healthy dish recipe by which this dish cannot be ever a forgotten one. Thank you.
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Thank you so much Vijayanna😊
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