MANGO****Sliced Mango with Chillies and Salt – Mamuang Yam Prik Gkap Gkleua

By Unblond1

15/03/14 - I liked this very much but it was too hot as I made it. I used one mango and three thai chillies. Try it with chili powder and salt, maybe some grated lime zest, the next time.

Ingredients

• 2 cups small, thin bite-size slices of (crisp green unripe) mango
• 4-6 Thai chillies, cut into thin rounds
• 1/2 – 1 tsp. sea salt
• 2-3 tsp. granulated sugar
• 2 Tbs. freshly squeezed lime juice (about 1/2 to 1 lime)

Preparation

Step 1

The amount of sugar and lime juice to use will depend on how green and sour the mango is. The quantities suggested above is for a firm, crisp green mango that has started to yellow just a little.

Simply toss all the ingredients together well and enjoy!

Serves 3 to 4 as a snack.

Notes and Pointers:

In Thailand, a hot-salty-sweet dip is made by pounding Thai chillies with sugar and salt until well blended. Various kinds of fruits are dipped in this mixture whether for a snack or following a meal. Among the favorite fruits for this kind of treatment are tart unripe green mango, crisp green guava, acidic pineapple, sour pomelo, jicama, astringent under-ripe gooseberries, and various kinds of crisp pickled unripe fruits.

Because tart unripe mangoes are not easy to find, I like to add lime juice to make up for the lack of tartness in the green mangoes found in Asian markets here; so instead of making the salt-sugar-chilli dip, I just toss the mango slices with these three ingredients and the lime juice.

If you can’t find a firm, crisp green mango, try the combination with a tart, crisp green apple. Of course, the apple will be sweeter than the green mango and you probably won’t need to use any sugar at all.

Try also on crisp under-ripe plums and nectarines.