April 12, 2018

Mango Rice

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Mango rice / Mavinakayi Chitranna is a classic rice dish made in south India. Typically cooked in festivals mainly during the summer season.

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Mango Rice | ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | Mamidikaya Pulihora | Ugadi Recipe

Mango rice / Mavinakayi Chitranna is a classic rice dish made in south India. Typically cooked in festivals mainly during the summer season.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4

Author: KaviRuchi

Ingredients

To Grind

1 Raw Mango (grated)
¼ cup Fresh Coconut
4 to 5 Green Chili

To Powder

1 tsp Cumin / Jeera
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
¼ tsp Methi Seeds

To make mango rice

4 tsp Oil
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Chana Dal
1 tsp Urad Dal
few Curry Leaves
2 dry Red Chili
¼ cup Peanuts
¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing
¼ tsp Turmeric
Salt (as needed)
½ cup Coriander Leaves

Instructions

Blend raw mango, coconut and green chili to a coarse paste (Just 1 or 2 pulses).
Make a fine powder of cumin, mustard and methi seeds.
Heat pan, add oil, mustard seeds and let crackle. add chana dal urad dal, curry leaves, and red chili.
In low-flame add peanuts and saute until light brown.
Add hing, turmeric and Mango-coconut mixture, and Saute for a minute or 2.
Add salt as per taste then prepared powder and coriander leaves. Mix well.
Refrigerate little prepared mixture for later use.
For the remaining mixture add in cooked rice and mix gently.
Enjoy this tangy & tasty mango rice !!!

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