Mavinakayi Chitranna Recipe | Karnataka style raw mango rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cooked rice (( Raw rice or steamed rice – 1/2 cup))
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup Grated raw mango
• 1 tbsp Grated coconut
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt (as needed)
• 2 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 1.5 tsp Chana dal
• 1 tbsp Raw Peanut
• 3 Green chillies (( Slit))
• Curry leaves (few)
• 1.5 tbsp Coriander leaves ( (to garnish))

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash and pressure cook 1/2 cup of rice ( you can use raw rice or steamed rice) adding 1.25 cups of water and few drops of cooking oil. I used steamed rice/ Boiled rice. I used 1:3 ratio of rice and water. After the rice is cooked, spread it in a plate and add a tsp of oil around. Let it cool down. Measure 1.5 cups of cooked rice and keep aside.

2. 2

   Wash and grated a medium sized raw mango. Taste it to check its sourness. After grating measure 3/4th cup of it and set aside. Pls refer the pic above. Adjust the quantity of raw mango based on its tanginess.

3. 3

   Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds. Add urad dal, chana dal and peanuts. Roast till peanuts are done and dal turns golden brown in color. Roast it in medium flame. Now add the slit green chillies, curry leaves and half of the chopped coriander leaves. Saute for a minute.

4. 4

   Now add the required salt and turmeric powder. Mix well. Some people add raw mango, saute for a minute and then add the rice. But I added the cooked rice first and tossed well for a minute then added the raw mango as the sourness of my mango was less. My friend also told me to do the same. You can saute the raw mango before adding the rice if its too sour. It can be done in either ways.

5. 5

   Lastly add the grated mango and mix well for a minute. Check for taste. If the taste is too sour, add some more cooked rice, some red chilli powder or slit green chillies to balance the sour taste.

6. 6

   You can add more rice or grated mango based on your taste. Mix well and cook for a minute. Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut. Serve hot or warm as you wish. Enjoy !