It's the mango season! And I got two
home-grown raw mangoes from my friend's backyard (no, I did not steal
them !). She distributed it to all her friends as they were in
abundance. I made
Aam Panna of the large one and decided to
make mango rice of the other one. I had never tired it before but I
was told that the method of preparation is the same as that of lemon
rice. So without much ado, I embarked on this new dish. I cooked rice
well in advance and since I also had a stock of roasted peanuts, it halved
the cooking time. It tasted good but a bit tangy. You can adjust the
quantity of the raw mango as per your taste.
Ingredients:
| Cooked Rice |
2 cups |
| Raw mango (grated) |
3/4th cup |
| Oil |
2 tbsp |
| Mustard seeds |
1 tsp |
| Curry leaves |
1 sprig |
| Udad (split black gram) dal |
1 tsp |
| Roasted Peanuts
|
1 tbsp |
| Turmeric powder |
1/4th tsp |
| Green Chilies (chopped) |
1 or 2
|
| Ginger (finely chopped) |
1 inch piece |
| Freshly grated coconut |
2 tbsps |
| Freshly chopped coriander leaves |
For garnish |
| Salt
|
As per taste |
Method:
Wash, peel and grate the raw
mango. Measure 3/4th cup and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add the
mustard seeds and udad dal.
When the mustard seeds starts
spluttering, lower the heat and add the curry leaves and the
roasted peanuts.
Next add turmeric powder, chopped
green chilies and chopped ginger. Saute it for a while.
Then add grated raw mango. Give it
a stir and let it cook for a few minutes.
Now add grated coconut. Mix well.
Finally add the cooked rice and
salt. Mix well and garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with fried papads.
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| Main ingredients |
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| Mustard and Udad dal in a pan of hot oil |
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| Peanuts and curry leaves added to the tempering |
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| Turmeric, chilies and ginger added |
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| Addition of grated raw mango |
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| Freshly grated coconut also added |
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| Finally cooked rice added |
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| Mango rice ready to be served |
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| Mango Rice served with fried Pappads |
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serves : 2
Note:
Rice should be prepared well in
advance and cooled thoroughly before preparing this dish to get the
best result. Alternatively, you can also use leftover rice.
You can substitute, cashew-nuts
for peanuts.
