Mango Rice or Mamidikaya Pulihora

Ingredients:

Rice 1 cup

Green Mango 1 medium sized

(The mango must be sour if it is not sour add lemon to it)

Green Chillies 2

Ginger 1 inch piece

Chana Dal(Senaga pappu) 1 teaspoon

Urad Dal(Mena pappu ) 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves 8-10

Ground nuts 2 teaspoons

(also called pallilu/veru senagapappu)

Turmeric 1/4 teaspoon

Hing 2 pinches

Cashews 1 teaspoon (optional)

Oil 3 teaspoons  or 1 tablespoon

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Take 1 cup of rice and cook it by adding 2 cups of water. Spread the cooked rice a big bowl.

2.Wash the mango and peel it .Grate the mango using grater or grate the mango in food processor.  Cut green chilli into small pieces .Cut ginger into very small pieces.

4.Heat oil in a pan.add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, curry leaves, ground nuts / peanuts, turmeric and hing fry till the urad dal becomes into golden color .

5. Add the grated mango, green chilli pieces and ginger pieces to the tadka. Cook for about two minutes in medium low flame.

5. Mix the above tadka into the cooked rice in the bowl and add salt mix well. I have used a big pan so I have used the pan  to mix .

Tasty mango rice is ready .