Mavinkai chithranna ...Tangy raw mango rice

Mavinkai chithranna ...Tangy raw mango rice - Preethi Baliga

Ingredients
For the rice:

2 cups Basmathi Rice
4 cups of water
Salt to tasteFor the mango chutney:

1 Big sized raw mango/mavinkkai,grated
1/4 cup Freshly grated coconut
5-6 Green chillies
1tsp Cumin/Jeera
1/2tsp PepperFor the tempering:

1tsp Mustard seeds
1tbsp Peanuts/shenga
2spring Curry leaves
1/2tsp Asafoetida
2 Dried whole red chillies,cut into bits
1tsp Split Black gram/urad dal
1/4tsp turmeric
1tbsp Ghee or oil of your choice
Cooking Directions

Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes,
Take a pan,add 4 cups of water to boil and add rice and little salt, when the water comes to boil,stirring occasionally . Lower the heat,cover the vessel and simmer for 10 minutes or until the water is absorbed and all the grains are fluffy.
Remove from the heat and stand covered for 10 minutes.
Now prepare the raw mango chutney by grinding all the chutney ingredients to semi coarse paste without any water.
Now take a big kadai/wok,heat ghee or oil of your choice,add mustard,let it crackle then add urad dal ,peanuts followed by red chilly bits ,some curry leaves ,asafoetida and turmeric
Now add the mango chutney paste and salt to taste mix it well and saute till the raw smell goes off.
Add all the cooked rice and mix it well with the masala,cover it with a lid and cook on low flame for 10-12 minutes and its ready to taste!