Mango Masala Bhath

Ingredients

• • Plain rice - 1 cup
• • Half ripe mango - 1
• • Ghee/Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Coriander leaves (cut) - 1 tablespoon
• • Curry leaves (cut) - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - ½ teaspoon
• • Fenugreek - ¼ teaspoon
• • Cumin seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Red chillies (broken) - 3

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Cumin - ½ teaspoon
• • Red chillies - 5
• • Coconut (grated) - 2 tablespoons
• • Mangoes (grated) - a few
• • Salt - as required

Method

• 1. Cook rice and allow it to cool completely.
• 2. Separate the grains with a fork and mix a Teaspoon of ghee to that.
• 3. Scrape the outer green skin from the mango and grate it.
• 4. While grinding masala paste grind cumin seeds red chillies and coconut and then add mangoes.
• 5. Heat oil and fry the seasonings.
• 6. Add ground paste at the end and fry for two minutes.
• 7. Mix with rice and enough salt.
• 8. Garnish with cut coriander and curry leaves.