Ingredients:

• 1 cup – raw Rice
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 2 tsp – Ghee
• Salt to taste
• To saute and grind:
• 1/2 cup – grated Raw Mango
• 5 – Green chillies
• 3 Cloves – Garlic
• 1 tbsp – grated Coconut
• 1 tsp – Coriander leaves
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• 2 tsp – oil
• To temper:
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp – Urad Dal
• 5 – Curry leaves
• 2 tsp – oil

Method:

1. Cook rice with enough water, salt and turmeric powder.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add green chillies, garlic, grated coconut, asafoetida and saute for 2 minutes, then add grated mango.
3. Again saute for 3 more minutes, allow it to cool and grind it to a coarse paste.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, add ground paste, ghee, curry leaves, finally add cooked rice, and mix well and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Srikrupa Gopalswamy