Taste of Damoh: Mangodi of Ballu is famous here, chutney of dried mango powder enhances the taste

Report: Arpit Badkul

Damoh: Even if it is the rainy season and you get to eat moong dal mangodi with tea then what to say. By the way, Mangodi of Moong Dal is a popular breakfast of North India and the state of Chhattisgarh. Moong dal mangodi is as tasty as it is in food, equally beneficial for health. Today we will tell you the secret of Damoh’s famous Ballu Jain’s delicious mangodi and mango chutney.

In Abhana village, 18 kilometers away from Damoh district headquarters, Mangodi is being sold by putting a handcart on the roadside for the last 15 years. When the famous Ballu Jain wanted to know the recipe of delicious Mangodi from Mangodi people, he laughed, then said there is no secret…it is a very easy task. Just the blessings of Bade Baba of Kundalpur and hard work of 15 years.

This is how mangodi is made
Ballu Jain Mangodi Wale says that to make Mangodi, first of all mix peeled moong dal, finely chopped green chilies, red chili powder, fennel powder, salt as per taste, musk fenugreek and green coriander, then heat oil. Mangodi is ready as soon as it is fried on a low flame till it turns light red in the pan. Along with this, he told about making his Amchur chutney that first of all the dried raw mangoes are boiled lightly in hot water and washed. After which jaggery, sugar, green coriander, standing coriander, green chillies, cumin and salt are ground on the silbatta. Then somewhere, mango chutney can be prepared. However, from time to time the chutney in the plate of Mangodi keeps on changing. Kaitha, tamarind chutney also increases the taste in the mouth of the customers.

is weighed
Ballu Jain is the first Mangodi seller in entire Damoh who, after preparing Mangodi, sells Mangodi to the customers with Amchur chutney only after weighing them with an electric fork. The rate of their mangodi is Rs 160 per kg. Not only this, the churches of their taste are far and wide, whoever passes by Abhana Road must stop here and enjoy Mangodi. Their 40 to 50 kg mangodi is sold daily. Sarvendra Rai, a customer who came to eat Mangodi, told that Mangodi like this is not found anywhere else.

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