Raw, ripe and resplendent
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Raw, ripe and resplendent

New Indian Express  

Mangoes, Kerala style Childhoods in Kerala are full of memories of backyards blooming with mango trees with daily feasts of mango mojitos, curries, pickles, and desserts. “Sometimes, identifying mangoes is something you can do but not explain,” says Ranganathan, a young vendor knowledgeable enough to explain the history of certain mangoes available in the Koyembedu market. “A good Alphonso mango will weigh up to 250 grams and will not have any blemishes or spots on its smooth skin,” points out Baiju as he speaks of this variant’s high demand. With a pale flesh, Malgoa is sweet even before ripening, unlike mangoes like Sendooram or even Neelam, says a seller.

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Delayed in mango flowering leaves Tamil Nadu farmers worried
1 month, 1 week ago

Delayed in mango flowering leaves Tamil Nadu farmers worried

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: Farmers in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri are worried over the late flowering of mango trees and fear the yield could be affected as summer is around the corner. A Murugesan, a farmer in Periyampatti, said, “Our concerns are not unfounded, farmers who grow mango trees earn profit once a year. The moisture in the air could also impact production.” KM …

Andhra Pradesh: Mango Farmers Expect Better Yield This Year
1 month, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Mango Farmers Expect Better Yield This Year

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The prospects of mango, the king of fruits, look brighter this year compared to previous two years, farmers of north Andhra say. In Vizianagaram district alone, the fruit is grown over 30,000 hectares compared to 3.5 lakh hectares in the entire Andhra Pradesh. Said Jamadagni, “We will train farmers in integral pest management so that they can improve their …

Mangifera Indica: Sopan Joshi’s New Book Details India’s Never-Ending Love Affair With the Mango
8 months ago

Mangifera Indica: Sopan Joshi’s New Book Details India’s Never-Ending Love Affair With the Mango

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2024 17:27 IST - 3 MINS READ There is no other country that has a compulsive relationship with a fruit like India has with mangoes, said Sopan Joshi, journalist and author of the book Mangifera Indica: A Biography of the Mango at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on July 20. Joshi, whose book …

This Mango Day, explore how the mango became a cultural icon & inspiration for Indian artists & poets
8 months ago

This Mango Day, explore how the mango became a cultural icon & inspiration for Indian artists & poets

Hindustan Times  

Beyond savouring the mango's delightful taste or indulging in its delicately flavoured desserts during the summer, the fruit's rich history and significance are deeply embedded in historical art and literature. They ate pickled mangoes with their meals, ate rice every night for supper with their hands.” In Bollywood films and music The essence of the mango and its use as …

From the pages of The Hindu, July 15, 1974: World mango trade: threat to India’s leading position
8 months, 1 week ago

From the pages of The Hindu, July 15, 1974: World mango trade: threat to India’s leading position

The Hindu  

New Delhi, July 14: India is in danger of losing its pre-eminent position in the world mango trade, a national seminar of mango breeders and experts has cautioned. Already countries like South Africa, East Africa and Mexico are fast catching up with the world mango market at the expense of India’s established position. Government at Lucknow recently, has suggested immediate …

A Delectable Mango Treat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Delectable Mango Treat

Deccan Chronicle  

This book is a delicious literary treat for all mango people. In this book, Joshi peels the layers of the mango mania and lets the readers savour the sweet memories, anecdotes, unique traditions, science, history, and geography around the Indian mangoes. Many people are unaware of the ancient travelling mango kitchens of coastal Andhra Pradesh or the tradition of Maharashtrian …

India's Aamras ranks first in the world's Best-Rated Dishes With Mango list; find out the rank of Mango Chutney
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Aamras ranks first in the world's Best-Rated Dishes With Mango list; find out the rank of Mango Chutney

Hindustan Times  

India made it to the list of the best-rated dishes with mangoes in the world. TasteAtlas, an online food and travel guide providing critical reviews and research articles about local foods from around the world, recently shared the list on social media with the caption, "These are the best dishes with mango! According to the list shared by TasteAtlas, Aamras …

India's ‘Aamras’ tops global list of ‘Best Mango Dishes’, mango chutney also ranks in top 10
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India's ‘Aamras’ tops global list of ‘Best Mango Dishes’, mango chutney also ranks in top 10

India TV News  

India's quintessential summer treat, Aamras, has been ranked the number one "Best Dish with Mango" according to TasteAtlas, a renowned travel and food guide. The list also features another beloved mango creation - the classic Mango Chutney. Check out the complete list: 1) Aamras 2) Mango Sticky Rice 3) Sorbetes 4) Rujak 5) Mango Chutney 6) Mango Pomelo Sago 7) …

Enjoy summer with this Kerala-style pazha manga pachadi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Enjoy summer with this Kerala-style pazha manga pachadi

The Hindu  

Pazha Manga Pachadi or ripe mango pachadi from Kerala is a very popular side. With a cornucopia of traditional small varieties growing in impossibly tall trees, plucking these mangoes and ripening them was not an option. They fell down ripe and ready to be used.So every summer morning children and adults started the day with picking up fallen mangoes These …

Spice of Life: Sweet lesson in sharing from our mango tree
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Spice of Life: Sweet lesson in sharing from our mango tree

Hindustan Times  

As the kaleidoscope of seasons passes by, we experience the beauty of nature in its varied hues from blossoms blooming in springtime, summer showers bathing the earth afresh, fruit-laden trees in autumn, and snow spreading a white cloak all around in winter. If winter comes with its management of woollens, blankets, and quilts, monsoon brings swarms of insects along to …

Mango poll issue or not? Malihabad’s conundrum
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mango poll issue or not? Malihabad’s conundrum

Hindustan Times  

The largest mango belt in Uttar Pradesh and a geographical indication tag are some of the titles it wears proudly. Environmental factors such as sudden rain and hailstorm also haunt mango growers resulting in loss or no profit for us,” said Insram Ali, the president of All India Mango Growers’ Association. “Depleting groundwater is one of the biggest challenges that …

Mango Farmers in Telugu States Staring at Sharp Fall in Yield This Year
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mango Farmers in Telugu States Staring at Sharp Fall in Yield This Year

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With rains playing truant in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state last year, the climate going haywire, and under a pest attack, mango farmers are staring at an abysmally low produce this season. Cloudy weather in December due to the cyclone effect also led to fall in day temperatures reducing the difference in day and night temperatures.” The average yield …

Traders anticipate shortage of mangoes ahead of Akshay Tritiya
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Traders anticipate shortage of mangoes ahead of Akshay Tritiya

Hindustan Times  

While the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya when people purchase mangoes in large quantities is just round the corner on Friday, May 10, the supply of mangoes from the Konkan belt to Pune Market Yard has dropped and the rates of mangoes have also risen by ₹300 to ₹400 per dozen in the market. Yuvraj Kanchi, vice-chairman, Pune Market Yard …

Why Alphonso mango season ends early in Ratnagiri?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Alphonso mango season ends early in Ratnagiri?

Hindustan Times  

As the fervor of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections wanes across Maharashtra's 11 constituencies, another event approaches its conclusion - the Alphonso mango season. In the realm of exports, Amar Desai who is the Chief Executive Officer of Desai Products, Manufacturer and exporter of Alphonso Mango products, said that we stands as pioneers, having introduced Alphonso mangoes to …

Mangoes in Tamil Nadu hit by excessive heat, but farmers hopeful
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mangoes in Tamil Nadu hit by excessive heat, but farmers hopeful

The Hindu  

When he noticed tamarind trees in his village bear plenty of fruit in January this year, P Rajkumar knew his mango yield would be poor. “This is the thumb rule my ancestors followed,” says the mango farmer based in Vanavasi in Salem district: that if tamarind trees are full of fruit, mango trees will be the opposite, and vice-versa. “In …

Raw, ripe and resplendent 'mangoes'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Raw, ripe and resplendent 'mangoes'

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As I eyed the golden Alphonso in the Koyembedu Market, I was transported back to my home in Kerala where my backyard would bloom with mango trees as soon as my summer holidays set in. The golden mangoes were Alphonso or ‘Aapus’ as my grandmother would say, and the long raw mangoes, I used to have with salt and …

The royal mango arrives early
1 year ago

The royal mango arrives early

New Indian Express  

Every Sunday, I visit the farmer’s market in Noida’s Sector-39 like a weekly pilgrimage. “Jaldi aa gaya hai madam kyunki aaj kal garmi jaldi hoti hai”. A quick rummaging of mango incidents across the country led me to find out about Gujarat’s kesar mango debacle from 2022. It was a day after Christmas, when this Gujarati mango variant showed up …

Shrikhand to Pancake: Best mango recipes you can try at home
1 year, 8 months ago

Shrikhand to Pancake: Best mango recipes you can try at home

India TV News  

National Mango Day 2023 is here and as we all love to gorge on the sweet fruit in its raw form, there are a variety of delicious mango recipes that you can try at home. To make it, blend 1 cup of diced mangoes, half a cup of milk, half a cup of yoghurt, 1 tablespoon of honey, and a …

Yeh koi aam baat nahi: Actors on their favourite mango variety
1 year, 8 months ago

Yeh koi aam baat nahi: Actors on their favourite mango variety

Hindustan Times  

It’s Mango day, and who doesn’t love mangoes! We used to squirt it and just devour the flavours of freshly squeezed mango and all our mouths would get yellow and hands would get dirty but the joy of eating a dasheri aam was something else. Sudhanshu Pandey I love mango because since childhood the only fruit that I have been …

5 easy mango recipes to savour the sweetness of the delectable fruit this monsoon
1 year, 8 months ago

5 easy mango recipes to savour the sweetness of the delectable fruit this monsoon

India TV News  

It’s that time of the year when the sweet, juicy, and delicious mangoes are on their way out. Mangoes are generally linked with the summer season; however, it's never too late, this late season is also the perfect time to savour the sweetness of these succulent fruits and indulge in delicious recipes. Here are 5 quick and easy mango recipes …

Mango Lovers Relish Summer Extension in Hyderabad
1 year, 8 months ago

Mango Lovers Relish Summer Extension in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hues of mangos are fading, thanks to the extended summer, as the monsoon is approaching, the mango lovers are thronging towards the mango stalls to grab the yellow fruit. Whatever the mango is celebrated by its fans.” Dr Mohammed Safiullah, trustee of Deccan Heritage trust, Said, “we are arranging the ‘Aam Ke Dawat’ this weekend, along with the …

From alphonso to kesar: Uncovering the myriad flavours of Indian mangoes
1 year, 9 months ago

From alphonso to kesar: Uncovering the myriad flavours of Indian mangoes

Hindustan Times  

From alphonso to kesar: Uncovering the myriad flavours of Indian mangoes Delve into the delectable world of Indian mangoes as we explore the diverse flavours, from Alphonso to Kesar, and celebrate the essence of this beloved fruit.. 1 / 10 View Photos in a new improved layout India, with its tropical climate and fertile soil, is blessed with a wide …

Where can you get organic mangoes in Tamil Nadu this season? Here is our list
1 year, 10 months ago

Where can you get organic mangoes in Tamil Nadu this season? Here is our list

The Hindu  

It is a busy month for organic farmer Arya Bhaskar. At their store in Adyar, Gopi Devarajan of Organic Farmers Market, Chennai, says that they have already stocked up on senthuram, alphonso, imam pasand, and Salem gundu. “We also use fish amino acids, panchagavya and neem oil during the flowering, budding and fruiting process to ensure that the fruits grow …

Altered flowering season, hailstorm hit mango growers hard for third consecutive year
2 years ago

Altered flowering season, hailstorm hit mango growers hard for third consecutive year

The Hindu  

While those who love mangoes wait an entire year to savour the king of fruits, the growers toil an entire year for the harvest. The Hindu visited Srinivasapura taluk, in the heart of the major mango growing district of the State, Kolar, and found that most mango trees had flowering problems. This leads to nutritional imbalance in the tree which …

With early flowering of mango trees, Muthalamada farmers hoping for a copious season
2 years, 3 months ago

With early flowering of mango trees, Muthalamada farmers hoping for a copious season

The Hindu  

Mango farmers in Muthalamada are in a prayerful mood. With the mango orchards spread across 4,500 hectors in full flower, the farmers are hopeful of a copious season. Although Muthalamada had suffered heavily from unseasonal rains and thrips attack since 2018, this year’s climate has been favourable so far. The crucial 90 days The cool-night and hot-day climate of December …

Layered Anarkali to Crimson Aishwarya: India's Mango Man Grows 300 Varieties of Fruit
2 years, 8 months ago

Layered Anarkali to Crimson Aishwarya: India's Mango Man Grows 300 Varieties of Fruit

News 18  

Every day, Indian octogenarian Kaleem Ullah Khan wakes at dawn, prays, then ambles about a mile to his 120-year-old mango tree, which he has coaxed into producing more than 300 varieties of the beloved fruit over the years. But if you see through your mind, it’s a tree, an orchard, and the biggest mango college in the world.” The school …

Totapuri prices shoot up at the end of mango season
2 years, 8 months ago

Totapuri prices shoot up at the end of mango season

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: As the season of mangos comes to an end, the prices of Totapuri varieties have risen by 50 per cent this week. However, changes in the flowering cycle and fruiting pattern, caused by unseasonal rain and climate change, have impacted agricultural productivity in the district this season. “As mango yield hit an all-time low in this season, there is …

Untimely rains play havoc with mango crop
2 years, 10 months ago

Untimely rains play havoc with mango crop

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The mango crop was having a poor yield this season, a situation further complicated by the strong winds and untimely rains, which caused additional damage to the existing crops in the region during the peak stage. Some Rs 25 lakh worth of crop was damaged due to the storms in Pappampalli village in Kalyandurg mandal on Saturday night. In …

What The Fork: There is More to Mangoes Than Desserts and Juices, Writes Kunal Vijayakar
2 years, 11 months ago

What The Fork: There is More to Mangoes Than Desserts and Juices, Writes Kunal Vijayakar

News 18  

If there is anything that can distract you from this distressingly hot season, it is the arrival of the king of all fruits, the golden and juicy mango. Tempered with curry leaves, mustard seeds and hing, and spiced with coriander, pepper and dry red chillies, often a whole ripe mango is cooked in the Ansa-Phansachi Bhaaji, with the seed intact. …

Summer special mango recipes: Whip up easy Mango Kadhi and Mango Shahi Tukda
3 years, 9 months ago

Summer special mango recipes: Whip up easy Mango Kadhi and Mango Shahi Tukda

Hindustan Times  

Summers are for mangoes and nostalgia and as we enjoy the mystical and fascinating king of fruits for a limited time of the year, we decided to make the most of it with some special recipes like Ras No Fajeto or Mango Kadhi and Mango Shahi Tukda. Summer special mango recipes: Whip up easy Mango Kadhi and Mango Shahi Tukda …

Meet the mango mishtis of Kolkata
3 years, 9 months ago

Meet the mango mishtis of Kolkata

Live Mint  

It took a natural calamity for the sweetmakers of the iconic Surjya Kumar Modak to come up with a new mishti innovation. The 1885 Balaram Mullick and Radharaman Mullick, who are known for their “all natural” experimental flavours, boasts of a seasonal sandesh that mimics an ice-cream called mango gelato sandesh. The summer speciality Alphonso mango sandesh is all the …

What The Fork: Mangoes are the Golden Lining Amid Dark Clouds of Pandemic, Writes Kunal Vijayakar
3 years, 10 months ago

What The Fork: Mangoes are the Golden Lining Amid Dark Clouds of Pandemic, Writes Kunal Vijayakar

News 18  

I do not know what happens in other parts of the country, but come April-May of any normal year, Maharashtra goes into a frenzy. In the midst of the curfew and lockdown, within the limited morning hours of business, in the Dadar area, close to where I live, not only fruit-sellers, but even clothes shops, sanitary-ware shops, cycle repair shops, …

My mango is better than yours
4 years, 10 months ago

My mango is better than yours

Live Mint  

Last weekend, my phone buzzed incessantly with social media alerts. The fantastically entertaining 34th Colloquy pays tribute to what Orta explains, “The more that is said about the taste of this fruit, the more is asserted.” Photo: iStock The academic and author Jonathan Gil Harris points out in TheFirst Firangis: Remarkable Stories Of Heroes, Healers, Charlatans, Courtesans & Other Foreigners …

After Modi Mango, here comes a new mango variety named after Amit Shah
5 years, 9 months ago

After Modi Mango, here comes a new mango variety named after Amit Shah

India TV News  

Celebrated mango grower, Haji Kalimullah, popularly known as 'Mango Man, has named a new variety of mango after Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The new mango variety that is being named after Shah is both "good in weight and taste" and will be called "Shah" mango. In 2015, Haji Kalimullah, a Padma Shri awardee, had named a ‘royal variety of …

'Aam' to be 'khaas' for common man this year
5 years, 9 months ago

'Aam' to be 'khaas' for common man this year

India TV News  

Mango production in Uttar Pradesh is around 70 per cent less than what it was last year when the output was four million tonnes. Mango Growers Association of India president Insram Ali said that, "A marginal growth in the mango output was expected earlier. He further said that receding water tables were spelling doom for mango cultivation According to him, …

Opinion: Give a tart start to the Indian summer with raw mangoes
5 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: Give a tart start to the Indian summer with raw mangoes

Live Mint  

I am not a fan of curd rice. Small, tender raw mangoes are combined with salt, red chilli powder, crushed mustard seeds and turmeric powder. During raw mango season, he would slice up a raw mango, arrange it on a newspaper square and sprinkle it with a mix of salt and red chilli powder. Mavinakayi Chitranna A festive rice dish …

Mango mania in Goa: Local variety takes on the Alphonso
6 years, 10 months ago

Mango mania in Goa: Local variety takes on the Alphonso

The Quint  

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, May 27 The much-vaunted Alphonso is still considered the "king of mangoes" in India, but in Goa, the locals still prefer the more-rooted Mancurado variety, according to executive chef at the Taj Fort Aguada Resort and Spa Hrudananda Behera, who is anchoring the ongoing mango festival at the five-star resort. "We introduced the mango festival as …

Summer special: Gorakhpur’s undiscovered mango
6 years, 10 months ago

Summer special: Gorakhpur’s undiscovered mango

Live Mint  

Aamon ki do hi khasiyat honi chahiye, ki wo meethe hon aur khoob hon. “As per legend, Gaurjeet was first grown in Bettiah in Bihar, from where it travelled to Gorakhpur,” says Hasan Masud, a lawyer by profession, who comes from one of the oldest zamindar families of Gorakhpur and grows Gaurjeet in his home garden. “It was brought to …

War over best Indian mango is a no-contest
6 years, 10 months ago

War over best Indian mango is a no-contest

Hindustan Times  

We may sweat, groan, curse about the weather, but the sweltering summer has undeniable attractions too. Of course, if you are a dyed in the wool Mumbaiite then you own mango wadis or you know people who won mango wadis in Raigad District and petis of mangoes get sent to you while others are still crying and craving! Given the …

Mangoes of India: Gadha is fodder for donkeys, Haramzada bland in taste and Langda not lame
7 years, 7 months ago

Mangoes of India: Gadha is fodder for donkeys, Haramzada bland in taste and Langda not lame

India TV News  

The Gadha is fodder for donkeys, the Haramzada good looking but bland in taste and the Langda, well, not lame but a little off balance. Enter Noor Bagh -- created a century ago by Maulvi Hakimuddin and now owned by his great-grandson Zahoor Siddiqui -- and the mango horizon suddenly broadens. Explaining the etymology, origin and juiciest tales behind many …

'Mango Tree' has grandma’s recipes, from Chettinad to Chennai
7 years, 8 months ago

'Mango Tree' has grandma’s recipes, from Chettinad to Chennai

The Hindu  

Chitra Ramu’s pet peeve is people describing Chettinad food as “spicy”. Instead, as she serves you her mother’s true-blue Chettinad recipes at the Mango Tree, the term that will dominate your mind is, “so, so soft”. In real Chettinad food, you taste the actual vegetable, and the meat, instead of the sauce or gravy that dominates most preparations.” Chitra’s homely …

Telangana: Nizam-era mangoes lose taste to new-age crops
7 years, 9 months ago

Telangana: Nizam-era mangoes lose taste to new-age crops

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The TS horticulture department and Biodiversity Board have failed to promote Nizam-era mango varieties, leading to a decline of mango agro-biodiversity in the state. Mr P. Someshwar Rao, the Sangareddy district horticulture and sericulture cluster level officer, said Benishan and Totapuri were the only two major varieties that were being grown in the state on a commercial basis. “We …

India hopes to win Chinese hearts with mangoes
7 years, 10 months ago

India hopes to win Chinese hearts with mangoes

The Hindu  

India is planning to organise a ‘mango festival’ in China and South Korea for the first time to boost exports of the 'king of fruits'. To increase exports to China, the plan now is to hold a ‘mango festival’ in Beijing to promote Indian mangoes sources said, emulating the example of Thailand which saw a surge in demand for its …

India Looks to Tap Japan and South Korean Markets For Mango Export
7 years, 10 months ago

India Looks to Tap Japan and South Korean Markets For Mango Export

The Quint  

The Australian Mango Industry Association's Robert Gray was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying that Indian mangoes would be imported when the native season was over, ensuring a constant supply for those who enjoy the golden fruit. Iran has shown interest in Indian mangoes, especially North Indian varieties. According to APEDA officials, a group of investigators is expected to …

Mangoes arrive early in Telangana
8 years, 2 months ago

Mangoes arrive early in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Karnataka and a few parts of AP, including Chittoor, which supplied mangoes to the city during the rains last year, have started supplying 3 varieties of the fruit early. Usually, mangoes start arriving here in the first week of March but, for the first time ever, Hyderabad is able to buy mangoes in January. Officials are saying that a …

Indian scientists develop seedless mangoes
10 years, 8 months ago

Indian scientists develop seedless mangoes

India TV News  

Patna: First came seedless grapes. "We have developed a seedless mango variety from hybrids of mango varieties Ratna and Alphonso," V.B. "We are happy and enthuastic as well as confident and hopeful of improving the seedless mango variety," Patel said.He said that an average fruit weighs 200 grams and its pulp, which is yellowish in colour, has less fibre than …

UP mango cultivator names hybrid after Modi
10 years, 10 months ago

UP mango cultivator names hybrid after Modi

The Hindu  

Veteran mango cultivator Kalimullah has developed a new variety of mango and named it “ Namo aam ” after Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi. Kalimullah, who is popularly known as the “Mango King”, had in the past developed several different mango cross breeds to suit the personality of dignitaries. “I wish that the first ripe fruit of this variety reaches Modiji …

Ban on mangoes
10 years, 10 months ago

Ban on mangoes

The Hindu  

EVERY summer, the fruit market section of Mumbai’s famous Crawford Market becomes a hub for mangoes. “We are facing massive losses this year,” said Anil Rajaram, a wholesale dealer in Crawford Market. Exports have dropped by 30 per cent, and the mango we sold at Rs.800 a dozen locally is selling at Rs.400 today and is expected to drop even …

‘King of fruits' holds court
14 years, 9 months ago

‘King of fruits' holds court

The Hindu  

The whiff of the sweet smell of ripened mangoes was all that the sun-burnt nostrils needed on a hot summer Sunday. If one had ambled into the Pubic Gardens on the inaugural day of Mango Show 2010 here, the aromatic mix of farm fresh mangoes would have led them inside the majestic Jubilee Hall. As many as 240 varieties of …

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