Mango Rice

Ingredients

2 cups rice
1 raw mango medium sized, sour
1 to 2 sprigs curry leaves
2 to 3 green chilies slit or chopped
1 to 2 red chilies broken
salt as needed
¼ tsp turmeric
3 tbsps peanuts or cashewnuts
1 tbsp chana dal or bengal gram
1 tbsp urad dal or skinned split black gram
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 inch ginger piece , chopped or sliced (optional)
3 tbsps oil

Method

Heat a pan with half the oil. Fry peanuts until half roasted. Then dals until lightly golden. Next add mustard. When they begin to crackle, add ginger, green chilies, red chilies & curry leaves.Fry till the curry leaves become crisp, then add hing. Transfer this aside to a bowl.Add the rest of the oil and add grated mango, salt and turmeric. Saute for a minute. Cook covered until the mango turns mushy and completely soft.Then add the seasoning back that we set aside and mix. Keep covered for 2 to 3 mins. Add this to the cooked rice. If needed add in little more oil and salt. Gently mix the mango rice.add 1 cup grated coconut and handful of finely chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.

Foodology by Deepali