mamidikaya pulihora/Mango Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice(uncooked)
• 1-2 cups grated green mango(depending on the sourness of the mango the quantity can be increased or decreased).
• 8-10 green chillies(cut into lengthwise)
• 1/4 cup ground nuts/peanuts
• 2 tsp chana dal
• 2 mustard seeds
• curry leaves
• 4-6 dried red chillies
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• pinch of asafetida/hing powder
• oil as needed
• salt to taste

Directions to Cook

• Cook the rice and keep it aside(don't over cook).
• Peel the skin and grate the mango.
• Heat oil in a kadai,add chana dal first and toast it until it becomes into light brown colour.
• Now add peanuts,green chillies,curry leaves,mustard seeds,red chillies and toast it well.
• Add turmeric and hing powder and saute all the ingredients well.
• Add the grated mango and salt to the above ingredients mix it well and switch off the stove.
• Add the above mixture to the cooked rice and serve hot.