Manga Chammandi is a Kerala Recipe. Roughly translated it means Raw Mango Chutney. I learnt this recipe after I got married and am very fond of this easy and very tasty side dish. It can be served with rice, tiffins like dosa, rice broth (kanjee/porridge) or simply spread on bread for making a sandwich. 
Unlike the chutney, this is thick in consistancy. I keep my chammandi simple by grinding green mango and coconut with green chillis.  The sour taste of mangoes along with the creamy texture of the coconuts has a very tingling effect on your taste buds. I know a malayali friend of mine who adds a shallot or two along with a piece of ginger to give the chammandi additional flavours.  But nothing to beat the direct hit of sour mangoes —-

Here’s my recipe:-


What goes—–

• Raw Mango – 1 cup (washed n chopped)
• Grated or chopped coconut – 1/2 cup
• Green chillies – 3 to 4 – to taste
• Salt- to taste
• water – a little – to bind them