Mango Rice

Ingredients

• • Rice - 1 cup
• • Green mango - 1
• • Green chillies - 8
• • Ghee/Oil - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Curry leaves - few
• • Coriander leaves (for garnishing) - a few

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Cashew nuts (broken) - 2 teaspoons

Method

• 1. Cook rice till soft but each grain should be separate.
• 2. Allow it to cool completely.
• 3. Add a Teaspoon of oil and mix.
• 4. Scrape outer skin from mango and grate it.
• 5. Slit half of the chillies and grind rest into fine paste.
• 6. Heat oil, add seasonings and fry till light brown.
• 7. Add slit chillies and chilly paste with grated mangoes.
• 8. Fry for few minutes.
• 9. Add turmeric powder and mix.
• 10. Pour over rice with enough salt and mix well.
• 11. Garnish with coriander leaves, curry leaves and grated coconut.