Spiced and tangy rice made from raw unripe green mangoes. Mango rice are popular in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil nadu. The recipe of mango rice is from karnataka cuisine. The sweetness of coconut and heat of red chillies balance very well in the dish.
First soak rice in water for 20 mins. Then pressure cook the rice with 2. 5 cups water, salt and oil for 2 whistles. On the other hand when the rice is cooking lets make the paste. Peel the mango and chopp it. Put it in the grinder jar.
Now add red chillies dry deseeded, 1 tspn sesame seeds, 2 tspn peanuts, 1/2 cup grated coconut and 1 tblspn grated jaggery. Jaggery is added to balance the sourness of the mangoes. Now grind it and make semi fine paste. Now we will proceed ahead.
Take a pan, heat 3 tblspn oil and add 3 to 4 tblspn peanuts. Now saute it on low flame so that it does nt get burnt. Then add 1 tblspn mustard seeds, when it starts splutteering add chana dal and urad dal. Saute till it changes into brown color
Now add curry leaves, red dry chilli hing and haldi powder. Saute it by stirring continously. Now add the mango coconut paste. Stirr it and saute for 3 to 4 mins. Then season with salt. Mix very well again. Now off the flame.
Mix the cooked rice to it very well by the laddle or hands. But make sure while mixing the paste and cooked rice are combined to each other properly. If needed then u can heat the mango rice again for 2 mins. Now its ready to eat.
Serve Mango rice with fried papads, chips or yogurt.