Mangai Sadam /Raw Mango Rice

Ingredients:

Raw Mango - 6-7 medium size

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Chana Dal - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Curry leaves - few

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Dry red chillies - 3

Green chillies - 4-5 (slit and cut into long pieces)

Salt as requred

Oil for cooking.

Rice - 1 cup

Method:

Wash the Raw mangoes well and grate them in a grater.

Take a kadai pour oil in it add mustard seeds,urad dal,chana dal,hing,red chillies and green chillies and season them.

Now add the grated raw mango pieces, salt, turmeric powder and mix nicely and cook till the raw smell of the mango goes.

In the meanwhile cook Basmati rice separately and keep aside.

Now take a vessel and put rice and put the cooked raw mango preparation and keep mixing little by little with rice and the mango mixture.

Now mix the rice nicely.

Take a kadai season with ghee and add few cashew nuts and roast and add to the mango rice and mix.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

The mangai sadam /mango rice is ready to be eaten with fried applam,vadam or chips.