Varushapirappu Pachadi

Ingredients:
Raw Mango  - 1 medium size
Green chillie - 1 big
Jaggery - 1 small piece(lemon size)
Neem flower - 1 tbsp(dry)
Dry chillie - 1
Salt - as needed
Oil - 1 tbsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Mustard and curry leaves for seasoning

Procedure:

Peel the skin of mango slightly.Cut the raw mango into cubes.Slit the green chillie added it to the diced mango. Then add 1/2 water to it and boil until the mango gets soft. Add the crushed jaggery and salt to it and boil it for a minute again, until it becomes like a thick gravy. 

 In a separate pan pour 1/2 tbsp oil and add the dry chillie , neemflower and roast until the neem flower turns brownish in color. Add this and asafoetida to the gravy. Again add the remaining oil and do the seasoning with mustards,curry leaves and add it to the gravy. Mix it well and the pachadi is ready

Note: This pachadi has all the taste(arusuvai) representing different phases of life , hence eaten on the Chittirai pirappu.