Raw Mango Rice

Raw mangoes are is rich in vitamin A and C, they also have a whopping 82% of magnesium. So this dish is a nutrient filled treat. Its bright yellow colour also makes makes children enjoy this dish as well. Since it is summer, raw mangoes are easily available and you can make this dish very quickly so you don't have to spend a lot of time hanging around in your sweaty kitchen.

Preparation time:20 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients:

Raw mango-2 (medium)

Cooked rice-2 cups(hot)

Salt to taste

Curry leaves-1 sprig

Green chilly-4 (slit)

Red chilly-1

Oil-2 tbsp.

Gingelly oil-2 tbsp.

Turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon

Coriander leaves-to garnish

For seasoning:

Split urad dal-1/2 tbsp.

Mustard-1/2 tbsp.

Jeera-1/2 tbsp.

Black pepper-1/2 tbsp.

Channa dal-1/2 tbsp.

Preparation:

Wash, peal and grate the mangoes finely and place it in a big mixing bowl.

Pour gingelly oil on top of this.

Next,add the hot cooked rice over it and cover it with a fitting lid and leave it aside for 15-20 minutes.

Slit the green chillies, and make the red chillies into pieces and keep aside.

Take a kadai, pour oil, when its hot and ready add the seasonings, when it splutters, add the turmeric powder&chillies and fry until the raw smell goes.

Now, add the ingredients from the mixing bowl into it.

Add salt to taste and mix thoroughly.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with bhoondi raita.

Notes:

While seasoning you can add peanuts or cashews if you like their taste.But you need to fry them in the oil until they become crispy. It gives a richness and crunch to the dish.

Keeping the raw mangoes under the hot rice cooks the mangoes and reduces their sourness.

In this hot summer climate, our body gets heated up. Raw mango also increases the heat. So to cool down, we add gingelly oil which is a natural coolant.