Healthy Recipe

Mango Rice

Recipe By:
Sheethal
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Mango Rice
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  • Total Time 35 min Ico-add
  • Yield 4 Servings
  • Level Medium

A simple and tangy vegetarian recipe featuring mango and coconut mixed with rice. Heart healthy and packed with flavor.
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice
  • Masala:
  • 4 tablespoons oil or ghee (clarified butter)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 6 red chillies
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 onion
  • 4 tablespoons fresh coconut, grated
  • 1 cup grated green mango
  • For seasoning:
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon chana daal (substitute ground chick peas)
  • 1 tablespoon urad dhal (ground black lentil)
  • 1 red chilli, halved
  • Curry leaves, to taste
  • 4 tablespoons peanuts
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Directions

  1. 1. Cook the rice and spread on a platter to cool and set aside.
  2. 2. For masala: combine mustard seeds, red chilies, turmeric powder, onion and grated coconut in a blender. Add half the grated mango. Blend into a fine paste and set aside.
  3. 3. For tempering, heat up the oil in a heavy frying pan. Add mustard, chana daal, urad dhal, red chili, and curry leaves.
  4. 4. When the mustard seeds splutter, add the peanuts.
  5. 5. Once the dal is golden, add the remaining mango.
  6. 6. Saute for a few minutes over a medium heat, until the mango is cooked.
  7. 7. Now add the masala. Cook until the raw smell disappears. Remove from heat.
  8. 8. Add rice and salt to taste and extra curry leaves if desired.
  9. 9. Stir in the masala until well blended.
  10. 10. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve hot.
 
 
  • Did you know?

    Chana dal looks just like yellow split peas but is quite different because it doesn't readily boil down to mush. It's closely related to garbanzo beans or chickpeas.