I love mangoes. Period.I know I have been doing lots of PR for mangoes in the last few days, to the point of exhaustion I guess - well, I won't blame ya! I am like that. Sometimes.:) But I have to talk about those luscious things yet again! (sorry!) Its like I have rediscovered mangoes. I hate adding sweet things into savory dishes. And a partner with similar tastes is not helping me either. But the day I made and tasted Mango Salsa, I was smitten. Never realized a fruity, sweet and ripe mango could make such a great non-dessert dish. And once in, I couldn't get out. The next thing where I tried mangoes was in this dish of black beans. It happened unintentionally. I was making this pot of black beans and enjoying mangoes on the side. When I realized that my beans were almost done, I wanted to do a taste test and immediately put a spoonful of beans in my mouth. The taste of creamy beans along with sweet mangoes in my mouth mingled and the sensations on my palate were enchanting. So I peeled another mango, chopped them and added it to my beans. It was so good and thus another mango savory dish became my friend. (Turns out, black beans and mango are a popular combo! - courtesy Google.)

BTW, if you love beans, then Epazote is a worthwhile investment. A Mexican herb that helps in reducing the nasty embarrassing Gas abdominal discomfort caused from the "Buy Beans and Get One free" syndrome! Pre soaking the beans (and discarding the soaking liquid) , adding Bay leaves, ginger, fennel, turmeric, coriander etc also help in reducing it. Mexican Cuisine embraces the use of Epazote (with good reason!) where its used predominantly while cooking the beans. I use dried epazote and add it while pressure cooking the beans. Its optional of course. I normally cook my black beans this way and the only addition for this has been a Mexican mango, lemon juice  along with red onions for colorful garnish. The approximate measurements is cos of the mango! I remember weighing my mango which was about 420 gms. (yes a huge mango!). I remember chopping it up in small cubes. Unfortunately I also remember throwing in some cubes in my mouth cos of my addiction! So I do not remember how much mango I ultimately used. So, I would ask you to adjust the mango as per the taste, its sweetness etc :)