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    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe

    June 3, 2019 by Helene Dsouza 8 Comments

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    Mango Chow is a healthy snack prepared with fresh ingredients. Your hot Caribbean bite this summer, stuffed with flavors and character.
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    2 servings
    RECIPE
    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe

    Trinidad Mango Chow is a healthy Caribbean snack prepared with sweet mangoes and hot chilis amongst other flavor giving ingredients.

    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe
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    Sunita, my Trini food expert, had me try her favorite Caribbean summer snack, the Mango Chow.

    If you remember back in December, Sunita was the one to introduce us to the Caribbean Sorrel drink.

    This is how I ended up sitting in my garden, enjoying a cold sorrel drink with freshly prepared Mango Chow.

    It was a delight, and you are going to love it as well!

    Jump to:
    • 🥭 Ingredients
    • 🔪 How to make it?
    • 📜 Other chow recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🥭 Ingredients

    The mango chow is made of 5 ingredients and each balances out the other.

    Mango

    I used whatever Mangoes I had growing in my garden.

    Mangoes without pulp fibers are preferred and most commercially available mangoes are without those stringy fibers.

    Sunita explained that they tend to use the Julie Mango variety in the Caribbeans.

    Pick sweet Mangoes with a green skin on the outside.

    Don't pick green small mangoes used for pickles and chutneys.

    Chili Peppers

    I used milder chilis and halved the amount of chilis in the recipe, because I don't eat super spicy hot food.

    If you are a hot chili head or Caribbean soul, you can add more chili peppers if you like.

    Sunita explained that they usually like to use habaneros or seven pot in the Caribbean Mango Chow recipe.

    Trini food is known to be hot and the island is growing some of the hottest chilis in the world.

    ingredients for trinidad mango chow

    Garlic

    Garlic adds a pungent touch to the mango snack.

    The bulbs chopped and added to the other ingredients, make the chow the addicting snack that it is.

    Garlic with the sweet mango, hot peppers, seasoning and aromatic cilantro balance the taste with each bite.

    Cilantro vs Culantro

    Sunita explained that her original recipe from Trini includes culantro and not Cilantro (aka green Coriander).

    Culantro grows elongated saw-like leaves and doesn't look like cilantro at all but they almost taste the same.

    Hence why we can substitute Culantro with Cilantro in this recipe.

    Seasoning

    The seasoning is super simple here. It's just salt!

    The salt, however, is important, so use quality salt because that will make all the difference in your mango chow.

    I tend to use sea salt. Special Fleur de Sel will take your mango chow to a whole new level!

    The salt kinds of marinated all the ingredients together and is the final touch to your Caribbean chow.

    green mango picture

    🔪 How to make it?

    You will take about 5 minutes to prepare this snack.

    Give the chow 15 minutes to rest so that the ingredients can soak in.

    To make this mango chow follow the easy steps.

    Step 1

    Peel your mango and cut the fruit pulp from the seed core by cutting around.

    The pulp can be cut into smaller pieces or dice.

    Step 2

    Chop your garlic and culantro/cilantro fine.

    Cut your chili into fine slices. Use gloves if it's a how chili pepper.

    Step 3

    Add all the ingredients to a bowl, season with a sprinkle of salt to taste and mix it all well.

    Leave to rest for at least 15 minutes.

    I like my mango chow cooled on a hot day.

    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe

    📜 Other chow recipes

    • Pineapple Chow by carolinescooking.com
    • Cucumber Chow
    • Christmas Chow Chow by homemadezagat.com
    • Green Apple Chow

    Dear Reader, have you had a chance to try this mango chow?

    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe

    📖 Recipe

    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe

    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe

    Mango Chow is a healthy snack prepared with fresh ingredients. Your hot Caribbean bite this summer, stuffed with flavors and character.
    4.70 from 23 votes
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: Caribbean
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Calories: 107kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 2 Piece Green Mangoes *see Notes
    • 2 Chili Peppers fresh, *see Notes
    • 3 Cloves Garlic Cloves chopped fine
    • 1 Tablespoon Cilantro Fresh or Culantro if available
    • ½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste

    Instructions

    • Peel your mango and cut the mango pulp from the seed core into smaller pieces or dices.
    • Rinse your chili pepper and cut into thin slices. Discard seeds if you want o reduce heat. You may want to use gloves when cutting chilies.
    • Peel garlic and chop fine. Chop rinsed and tapped dry cilantro (or culantro) fine.
    • Place all ingredients into a bowl and season with salt.
    • Combine the fresh ingredients at let rest for at least 15 minutes so that the ingredients can marinate.
    • Best served cooled. I like my mango chow with crackers as a snack.

    Notes

    1. Use semi, near ripe, green-skinned, mangoes.
    2. How much chili peppers to add depends on the pepper variety and your heat preferences.
    3. I use jalapenos and similar. A true Caribbean Trinidad mango chow will call for super hot habaneros or 7 pot chili peppers.
    4. Recipe courtesy Sunita Heeralal

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 107 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Sodium 584mg24%
    Potassium 295mg8%
    Carbohydrates 27g9%
    Fiber 3g12%
    Sugar 23g26%
    Protein 2g4%
    Vitamin A 1920IU38%
    Vitamin C 61.5mg75%
    Calcium 26mg3%
    Iron 0.3mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Danica C says

      August 13, 2022 at 11:34 am

      3 stars
      This is missing lime juice/vinegar.

      Reply
      • Helene Dsouza says

        August 21, 2022 at 3:41 pm

        Hi Danica, thanks for sharing. Perhaps some prefer it with a tangy drop of lime juice or vinegar.

        Reply
    2. Maribel Davila says

      August 22, 2020 at 11:47 pm

      5 stars
      Had this at a party once and almost finished the whole bowl. Haha. I am Mexican so these flavors were right up my alley. Love this recipe! Such an easy way to incorporate healthy foods into your diet. Eat it as a snack, add it to your tacos, so many different options. Thanks for sharing ♡

      Reply
      • Helene Dsouza says

        August 24, 2020 at 12:42 am

        Thanks so much for your feedback Maribel. I like it too with olives, and marinated feta cheese at the side and some crostini. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Lisa says

      July 02, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      5 stars
      Made this was excellent.. just added a bit of lime juice

      Reply
      • Helene Dsouza says

        July 03, 2020 at 8:03 pm

        Awesome Lisa, thanks for sharing your experience! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Jade says

      June 24, 2019 at 9:58 pm

      We love the sweet, spicy, savory combo of this dish! Mango chow is a new favorite.

      Reply
    5. Emily says

      June 24, 2019 at 4:17 am

      5 stars
      I love all the flavors in this dish, it is going to be a summer staple! Thanks!

      Reply

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