Mango Rice

Ingredients:

1. Raw Rice  - 1 cup
2. Water - 2 cups
3. Mango - 1 nos
4. Turmeric powder - 1 spoon
5. Channa dhal - 1 tablespoon
6. Mustard - 1 teaspoon
7. Asafoetida - 1/2 teaspoon
8. Gingelly oil - 3 tablespoons
9. Red Chillies - 4 nos
10. Green chilly - 6 nos
11. Curry leaves - 10 leaves
12. Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Cook the rice with 2 cups of water (Rice should not be mashed or soggy)
• Peel the mango skin and scrape it
• Heat oil and season it with mustard, channa dhal, asafoetida and red chilly
• Grind six green chillies, 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds and two tablespoons of mango scrapings coarsely and add it to the pan.
• In the same pan place the remaining mango scrapings with salt and turmeric powder and sautee it for 5 minutes
• Mix the rice with the sauteed mango scrapings mixture and stir well
• A pinch of sugar can be added (optionally) for taste
• Add coriander leaves for decoration