❤️ Why This Fajeto Recipe Works
Taste: Fajeto is aromatic, medium spicy with a balance of sweet and tangy flavor. Serving fajeto with plain rice is such a hearty meal. It is usually a part of lunch thali that contains phulka roti, stuffed okra, methia keri (pickle), aamras, fajeto and rice. Super easy to make: the method is the same as Gujarati kadhi with the addition of ripe mango pulp. My GrandMother’s Method: Whenever she makes aamras, she also makes this mango kadhi (fajeto). After making keri no ras, there are some mango seeds (guthliya) left with some mango pulp on them. So she adds these seeds into the fajeto while it is simmering to get the maximum juice out of those seeds. This classic Gujarati dish fajeto is more popular in Jain families. If you want to make this fajeto Jain then skip the ginger in the recipe.
🧾 Ingredient Notes
Yogurt (Dahi):
Always use sour yogurt to make this mango kadhi delicious. How to make yogurt sour? just keep it on the countertop for a few hours. For example, if you are making kadhi for dinner then take out your yogurt from a fridge in the morning and keep it outside until you make the recipe. Full fat vs low fat/nonfat yogurt: To get the best, rich, creamy texture, I would use the full fat. Because of hubby’s health issue, recently he eliminated full-fat dairy. So for the past year, I am making kadhi with nonfat yogurt. Here’s the one change needed in the recipe if using low-fat or nonfat yogurt. Increase the amount of besan (chickpea flour) to get a creamy consistency. *see the exact amount details in the notes section below in the recipe card or Tips section.
Ripe Mango: usually while making other mango recipes, sometimes a mango or two might not be sweet to eat as such or to make aamras. Meaning some mangoes can be a mix of sweet and sour tastes and not fully ripe. The pulp of these kinds of semi-ripe mangoes is used to make fajeto. If your mangoes are super sweet or too sour then decrease the amount of pulp in the fajeto recipe. Green chilies: Don’t want to bite into chili pieces then slit the chilies in half and add, discard at the time of eating. Ghee: Adds such a nice flavor to the dish. You can use a combination of ghee and oil. Or only oil. But I highly recommend using ghee.
👩🍳 How To Make Fajeto (Mango Kadhi)?
- Take yogurt in a saucepan along with besan, green chili, ginger, turmeric powder, salt and red chili powder.
- Whisk it really well until yogurt is smooth and no more lumps of besan.
- Now add mango pulp, mango seeds (if using) and water in that and mix really well.
- Turn the heat on medium and let it come to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Do stir constantly while it is getting heated up, so yogurt will not curdle. As it starts simmering, turmeric powder and mango pulp will impart its color.
- For tadka, heat ghee in a small tempering pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and let them sizzle a bit.
- Add cloves, cinnamon stick and dried red chili and cook for 30-40 seconds.
- Add curry leaves and hing.
- Immediately add this tadka to the simmering fajeto. Remove and discard the mango seed if used.
💭 Expert Tips For Best Fajeto Recipe
Besan amount as per fat content of yogurt. If using full-fat yogurt – use 2 tablespoons If using low-fat yogurt – use 3 tablespoons If using nonfat yogurt – use 3 ½ – 4 tablespoons In short, more the watery yogurt you have, you will need to increase the amount of besan. The consistency of the fajeto should be thin and just like Gujarati kadhi. Taste the fajeto and if it tastes too sweet then add a few drops of lemon or lime juice at the end. If it tastes too sour then add some sugar or jaggery to balance the flavors.
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