Mango Rice:

Mango Rice, Maangai Saadham, Maamidukaya Annam. Kacha Aam Ka Chaawal.

Ingredients:

Grated raw mangoes- 3 cups
Fresh ginger 3-4″ inch size peeled and finely chopped
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Green chilies 6 slitted
Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon
Asafoetida
Chana dal 1 fistfull 1/4 spoon
Urad dal 1 fistfull
Curry leaves 1 fistfull
Sesame oil 1 cup
Rice 1 cup – short/long grain rice.

Method:

Cook rice with salt and a spoonfull of oil. Get it done…..to have stiff and well seperated rice. Its better to wash rice several times…..until water runs clear. Just make sure….that the rice is not sticky.

Well….heat oil. Add mustard seeds and wait until they sputter. Then add cumin and followed by chana, urad dal. Let them turn to reddish color. Now add asafoetida, green chilies and curry curry leaves. Fry them for a while.

Add chooped ginger and fry till fragrant. Then followed by grated mangoes. Fry them till they loose moisture. Maybe add salt and turmeric at this stage and cover and cook at low heat.

When it is done….add to rice and mix them thoroughly. Let all the rice get well coated with this oil and mango paste. Fold them in narrow mouthed bowl. Try to pack them real compressed in small narrow bowl. Set aside for atleast 2-4 hours.

Serve them later. Maybe one can garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. It tastes good without any gravy though. One can try this rice along with fried potatoes or ginger pickle.