Mango and Onion Stew

Mango with onions is a family recipe we grew up eating on hot summer days. Mangoes were in abundance and generally eaten chilled or else cooked for lunch followed by chilled Doodh Pak (milk pudding). Most families bought their mangoes by the crate. This particular dish was created to use up the softer, slightly over-ripe mangoes left at the bottom of the crate.

It is hard for anyone accustomed to today’s technology to envision a sweltering hot day, with perhaps a slow fan and