May Photo A Day : Day 17 : Season
Summer in India is synonymous with the mango season.
Come summers and all we see are the different varieties of mangoes in the market.
Don’t we all love mangoes! I am yet to meet somebody who doesn’t like mangoes.
That feeling when the teeth sink into the soft, sweet, juicy fruit can be described only as sheer bliss.
Tantalizing all the taste buds, luscious, succulent and sinfully delicious, mango is rightfully hailed as the king of fruits. I believe, a mango is best enjoyed when one is oblivious to the dripping juice or the mess!
Mangoes are not only available in several varieties but it can be consumed in various forms too. Kairi Paana from raw mangoes, the sweet or sweet/sour Jam and Chutney, Mango Shake, Flavoured Curd, Aam Ras, Mango Lassi, Salad, Pickles, Ice-creams, Tarts… the choices are endless. I have heard some people make a mango vegetable curry too.
Here are the mangoes and the its various forms (Kairi Paana, Sweet Jam, Sweet / Sour Chutney) from my kitchen today…
Which is your favorite mango variety / form / dish?
This post is a part of May Photo A Day.
May 16, 2013 7:06 pm|
Meet Me. I am kind of not crazy about Mangoes 🙂
But still I like Mango Milkshake.
I knew it somebody was gonna do Mangoes 🙂
May 17, 2013 1:52 am|
Same here Reema…am not too crazy about mangoes either.
May 17, 2013 4:54 pm|
LOL 😀 So much for my claims! The first 2 to comment dont like mangoes! 😀
May 16, 2013 7:28 pm|
Mmmm Mango, I just love it all its forms, be it pickles, jam or chutney or even sam-panna of the raw mango or the fruit, the sam-ras or milkshake…my mouth is watering just thinking of it, I miss the mango season the most now that I’m away from India… I wonder why they call this Khaas fruit Aam?? Imagine what Khaas would taste like if Aam tastes so divine…
May 17, 2013 4:56 pm|
I like your thought process, Reshma… given that it has so many varieties, can be had in various forms, is loved by most, it should certainly be called Khaas fruit! 😀
May 16, 2013 8:19 pm|
Yummmm…I love mangoes…but you see whatever i love is so caloric 🙁
Btw …like the design on that mango slice 🙂
May 17, 2013 5:00 pm|
Oho Nivedita! You dont look at calories when you are eating a sinfully delicious fruit. Just enjoy the moment. Of course, jog, walk, swim later on 😀
Thanks, glad you liked the way it is cut… it is very simple 🙂
May 16, 2013 8:38 pm|
ooh! You made my mouth water! Just last year, we discovered Mexican mangoes which were as nice and khatta as ours! I dipped slices in salt and chillies till my teeth finally protested!
May 17, 2013 5:01 pm|
OMG… my mouth is watering as I imagine the mango with salt and chilli combo!! 😀
May 17, 2013 12:47 am|
Look tempting.
It might surprise some,I am amongst a few who never eat mangoes in any form.There is a peculiar smell which I can’t stand
May 17, 2013 5:02 pm|
No, it is not surprising and I can understand that. I cant stand the smell of papaya, watermelon, melons….
May 17, 2013 1:54 am|
I am not really a fan of mangoes but eat them nevertheless cuz its a fruit! Howver not more than a slice or two.
May 17, 2013 5:03 pm|
Ohk… that’s better still 🙂
May 17, 2013 2:28 am|
Nice photograph of mangoes. The sliced one is very tempting.I love mangoes in any form.Surprised to see that there are people who do not relish mangoes.
BTW we make ripe mango curry, which is very delicious.
May 17, 2013 5:04 pm|
You make that! You must share the recipe for mango curry on your blog, Ma’am 🙂
May 17, 2013 5:04 am|
awesome !
I love Kairi and Mango juice , shake or any thing but for some reason I dont like eating mango much specially the ras- aam . My hubby mad abt them but I dont like – strange na – Yes. In summer its a dialy routine for all at home and all cousiins who come in holidays. They used to skip lunches too but there I was not relishing it much . My mom used to make juice for me 🙂
May 17, 2013 5:05 pm|
As kids, even we had a ritual of having Mango Shake in the evenings! 🙂
May 17, 2013 5:22 am|
Only I did not have a picture of Mango…else, I would post the same. Love them.
May 17, 2013 5:05 pm|
Wow! You love them too! Cool 🙂
May 17, 2013 5:25 am|
Not a very crazy fan of Mangoes but I like Aamras. I love the Alphonso variety. The Aam panha looks delicious..feel like drinking it out of the screen..slurrp 🙂
May 17, 2013 5:07 pm|
I dont like aamras… the one that is had with poori/roti etc!
Alphonso is the bestest!
Come over, will make a jug full of it for you 🙂
May 17, 2013 6:07 am|
I love mangoes. And these days I am eating home grown ones from my mil’s garden :).
May 17, 2013 5:07 pm|
Home grown!! Awesome!! 🙂
May 17, 2013 6:21 am|
I love mangoes and that is possibly the only reason I look forward to summers! I can have them any time of the day. Mom makes really yumm aam panna also.
But, that jam? Recipe please! Looks delicious!
May 17, 2013 5:08 pm|
Aam Paana is the bestest to beat the heat! Will mail you the recipe for the jam soon 🙂
May 17, 2013 6:32 am|
wow!! All in a day?? Hmm I used to be very fond of Mangos and then as a kid I once had many boils which were painful and after that I stopped eating M’s. I resumed eating them much much later. Even now I am not that very fond of them.
And seriously these days I can see nothing but M’s on all fruit carts!
May 17, 2013 5:10 pm|
As a kid, even I had boils, thankfully they dont make an appearance now! True, it is only mangoes everywhere and so many varieties of them!
May 17, 2013 6:57 am|
Mangoes increase the body heat a little. That’s the only issue here. Already it feels like 110 C with the deadly humidity. I wish mangoes were available during non-summers. I would relish them. I like both the fruit and raw mangoes 🙂 Mango Lassi? We have not tried that one yet!!
Destination Infinity
May 17, 2013 5:14 pm|
Yeah, they do increase the body heat and some people get boils! 🙁
Mango lassi, is good… if you have tried mango flavoured curd, it is like that only… may be a bit thicker in consistency!
May 17, 2013 11:20 am|
Love love mangoes! And you made all this! Wow!!!
May 17, 2013 5:14 pm|
The mango chutney was made by my Mom 😛
May 17, 2013 12:16 pm|
how did u manage to cut it in the criss cross pattern shilpa?
May 17, 2013 5:16 pm|
It is simple… first make cut marks in one direction and then in another direction such that diamonds are formed and then turn the slice a bit outwards… 🙂
May 17, 2013 12:22 pm|
wow Shilpa!!yes mangoes are my favorite too:)
May 17, 2013 5:17 pm|
WOW! Which is your fav variety?
May 17, 2013 2:37 pm|
I love mangos but the ones in our markets are rarely good. A few times a year, we get boxes of good cheap yellow mangos. My kids and I have smoothies and make mango salsa.
May 17, 2013 5:18 pm|
Smoothies are awesome. Havent tried mango salsa… will look for the recipe and try it out! Thanks for sharing Elizabeth 🙂
May 17, 2013 2:44 pm|
Oh you also made aam panna today? Hahaha! I did too… for today’s post! 😛
Btw, I love how you’ve cut that mango half like a pineapple… looks awesome! 😀
May 17, 2013 5:19 pm|
I made Paana 2 days ago. You made it for today’s post!! OMG!! 😀
The cut mango design is learnt from the chef husband! 😀
May 17, 2013 3:03 pm|
Me too, love mangoes, but these days we are not getting sweet ones at all here in Bangalore, they are all very bland and tasteless. It has been ages since I had a really sweet mango. I love Chunda, and raw mango which we make into a sweet raita with Gud and green chillies. Nice picture.
May 17, 2013 5:23 pm|
Oh! Is it? I like chunda too. You must share the recipe for the raita with raw mango, pls! 🙂
May 17, 2013 3:52 pm|
I love mangoes too. I like them ripe, I like them raw with salt and chilly powder, we make ripe mango curry (Pulissery) and raw mango curry (Pachadi). And various types of mango pickles too. 🙂
Loved the way you have presented this. 🙂
http://www.whatmycameracaptures.com/may-photo-a-day-17/
May 17, 2013 5:25 pm|
Wow! I have never tasted raw/ripe mango curries! 🙁
Will check out some recipes and try it out this season 🙂
Thanks, glad you liked the presentation 🙂
May 18, 2013 10:42 am|
Yummmmy! And I love the way you have given those diamond-cuts to that piece of mango, Shilpa! 🙂
May 20, 2013 8:13 am|
Thanks Deeps 🙂
May 18, 2013 10:47 am|
Right on all counts Shilpa. They are a favourite with all of us. When we were young all of us cousins would sit in vests and shorts around a bucket full of mangoes immersed in cold water (those were no fridge days) and eat to our hearts’ content. What fun days.
May 20, 2013 8:16 am|
It was exactly the same at our granny’s place too! During our summer vacations, in huge buckets, mangoes were immersed and were devoured every evening! 🙂 Truly what fun days! 🙂
May 18, 2013 6:24 pm|
I love mangoes and anything to do with them. Your post is a real treat!
May 20, 2013 8:16 am|
Glad you enjoyed the sweet treat, Shail 🙂
May 19, 2013 5:55 pm|
I’m drooling over all that lovely stuff on the plate!!!!!!!!!!! aam ka panna is my hot favorite ! aam ras (made by puree-ing ripe mangoes with a dash of sugar and elaichi) is also something i love with the puri…
May 20, 2013 8:17 am|
True, mangoes bring out such feelings in us 😀
May 21, 2013 8:25 am|
I can not resist mangoes in any form !Your pic is a treat in itself Shilpa…
May 21, 2013 9:40 am|
You know, I could have treated you with this and much more… Next time!? 🙂
May 22, 2013 11:41 pm|
Mango any form..you ask me..I love it..I seriously miss our Indian mangoes…so whenever I come to India, the only time I plan to be there is summer. Mango, Mango milkshake, ice cream, cake..you name it…yummmmm 🙂
May 26, 2013 1:20 pm|
Are you coming to India this summer!?