Ghotachen Sasav

Ghotachen Sasav is a Goan traditional side dish prepared from ghota (mangoes which are juicy and less pulpy), coconut, red chilly and jaggery, flavoured with spluttered and powdered mustard seeds (sasavan). It is a raw dish (it is not cooked).

Serves: 3 to 4 

Ingredients:

1. Mangoes (ghota) - 6
2. Coconut (scrapped) - 5 to 6 tbsp
3. Jaggery (grated) - 4 tbsp
4. Red chillies - 2
5. Mustard seeds - 3/4 tsp
6. Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Wash mangoes. Soften them by pressing on all sides. Remove the peels, collect juice and seeds in a bowl.
• Add jaggery and keep aside.
• Heat a tempering pan and add mustard seeds, cover them while spluttering. When it stops spluttering put off the flame. It will give a nice smoky aroma. Let them cool. Powder them with a mortar and pestle, keep aside.
• Break red chillies and slightly dry roast them for 5 seconds. Grind with coconut by adding sufficient water.
• Add the paste to mangoes, add salt and mustard seeds powder, mix well.
• Serve it as a side dish with dal rice combo.