Mango Rice Recipe | Indian Raw Mango Rice Recipe
 
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Mango rice is simple, easy to cook, seasonal rice preparation. This raw mango rice recipe has different regional names like - Kairi Bhat, Mamidikaya Pulihora, Mangai Sadam, etc.
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Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • Raw Rice - ½ cup
  • Water - ¾ - 1 cup as per need
  • Ghee - ½ tsp
  • Raw mango - ¼ cup, grated
  • Filtered Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds / Rai - ¼ tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 tsp
  • Chana dal - 1 tsp
  • Peanuts - 3-4 tbsp, roasted
  • Dried red chili - 1 - 2
  • Curry leaves - 1 spring
  • Green chilies - 2-3, sliced, as per taste
  • Hing - a pinch
  • Turmeric powder - ⅛ tsp
  • Salt - as per taste
Instructions ( 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml)
  1. In a bowl, take rice. Rinse 3-4 times with fresh water.
  2. Add ¾ cup - 1 cup water ( as per need ) and soak rice for 30 min.
  3. After 30 min, add ½ tsp of ghee and salt.
  4. I prefer to pressure cook on a slow flame for 10 - 12 min.
  5. Once pressure is released, open the cooker.
  6. Gently toss the rice and let it cool down for a while.
  7. Take firm raw mango.
  8. Peel it, grate it and keep it aside.
  9. In a pan, add oil for tadka.
  10. Add mustard seeds.
  11. When they start to splutter, add urad dal and chana dal.
  12. Add dry red chili and sliced green chilies.
  13. Saute until dal fried well.
  14. Add curry leaves and roasted peanuts.
  15. Fry for a minute.
  16. Add hing and turmeric powder.
  17. Add grated mango.
  18. Add salt.
  19. Mix well and cook for 2-3 min until the mango turns soft.
  20. Turn off the flame.
  21. Pour the tadka on warm rice.
  22. Gently mix. Make sure rice and tadka are incorporated nicely.
  23. Serve warm with salad, papad, or pickle of your choice.
Notes
Always use unripe and less fibrous raw mango.
You can also add cooked and mashed mango in tadka.
Always use non-sticky rice for this Mango Rice Recipe. So do not forget to cool down your rice before using it.
If you have a bowl of leftover rice in the fridge, refresh your rice and prepare this Kairi Bhat recipe.
You can refrigerate Mango tadka for a couple of days.
For variation, you can add grated fresh coconut to enhance taste and nutrition value.
Can increase and decrease the quantity of raw mango as per personal likings.
Recipe by Zeel's Kitchen at https://www.zeelskitchen.com/recipe/mango-rice-recipe-indian-raw-mango-rice-recipe/