RAW MANGO RICE /MAVINKAI CHITRANNA

Ingredients

Grated Raw Mango: 1 cup
Rice (uncooked): 1 cup
Ghee: 1 tbspn
Grated Coconut: 1/2 cup


For Tempering:
Oil: 1 tbspn
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tspn
Chana dal: 1 tbspn
Udad dal: 1 tbspn
Groundnuts: 2 tbspn
Green chillies: 4-5 nos. chopped.
Hing: pinch
Curry leaves 10-12

Corriander leaves: one handful
Salt

Preparation

1. Cook the rice (with lesser water than usual) and keep aside.
2. Prepare the tempering, add grated mango and a little salt to it and fry for about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add cooked rice to the above mixture
4. Add salt to the rice mixture
5. Pour Ghee over the rice, spreading it evenly to coat the rice.
6. Mix it all together.
7. Garnish it with grated coconut and corriander leaves.

Notes

1. You can replace groundnuts with cashewnuts to give it a richer flavour
2. Alternatively you can add turmeric powder. However I prefer to do without it, to retain its distinct green colour.
3. However one can grind together the raw mango and green chillies and add it to the tempering instead of adding them directly.