Mango rice

Ingredients:

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• Raw mango - 1 large
• Rice - 1 cup (150 grams -Sona Masuri/Basmati rice)
• salt to taste
• Red chilli - 1
• Green chillies - 2 large
• Mustard seeds - 1 tablespoon
• Chana dal(kadalaparupu),soaked in hot water for 15 min - 1 tablespoon
• Peanuts - 2 tablespoon
• Cashewnuts - 1 tablespoon
• curry leaves - few
• turmeric powder - a pinch
• asfoetida - a pinch
• coconut,shredded - 5 tablespoon(optional)
• coriander leaves,finely chopped - few

Method:

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• Wash and soak the rice for half an hour.
• Pressure cook the rice.Spread the rice in a plate,add 2 teaspoons of gingelly oil,salt and set aside to cool.The grains should be separate.
• In a kadai,add 2 teaspoon of ghee/gingelly oil and mustard seeds.
• When it splutters add asfoetida,green chillies,red chilli and peanuts.
• When peanuts get roasted,add curry leaves,coconut and mango and saute for a min.Do not saute for a long time as the mangoes may lose its tangy taste.
• Switch off the flame.Add the rice and mix well with a flat spatula.Make sure that you do not mash or break the rice.

Heat a teaspoon of ghee and roast the cashews till golden brown.

Garnish the rice with cashews and coriander leaves.